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[Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

We've always used the so called "Lesser GPL" license for 1.x version of the
DHIS - this also allows any type of derivate software (including commercial
ones) AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE REMAIN FOSS AND THE ORIGINAL
SOFTWARE IS PACKAGED WITH THE LICENSE.

So the reference to "cannot be used for commercial purposes" refers to the
original software, not significant derivatives. We've never had a problem
with any commercial entity trying to "hi-jack" the software, though, and I
think it is a very unlikely scenario - and even less likely with DHIS2
because by now every potential customer/user knows it's FOSS.

What IS possible at some stage is that a commercial software company would
develop some sophisticated add-on package and sell that - we've seen a
number of those with e.g. PostgreSQL, for instance. And we don't have a
problem with that.

Regards
Calle



On 1 November 2014 18:41, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Agree this is a bit confusing.  I am assuming you read this here:
> http://hisp.org/html/policies.htm#terms
>
> This is actually the HISP South Africa web site and it looks like these
> are conditions which they are applying to the dhis 1.4 software.  Given
> that they now also support v2 they should really update this.  I think it
> reflects some previous reality.
>
> It has no effect on the dhis2 software which you download from dhis2.org.
>
> On 1 November 2014 16:22, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen <thanh.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> DHIS2 is licensed as BSD which means that one can customize,
>> redistribute, and use it for any purposes (commercial or non-commercial)
>> given that the BSD copyright text are retained.
>>
>> However, in HISP website it says that materials (include software) on the
>> website can not be used for commercial or non-commercial purpose.
>>
>> Is it a conflict?
>>
>> 2. Use License
>>
>> a. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the
>> materials (information or software) on HISP's web site for personal,
>> non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not
>> a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
>>
>>    - modify or copy the materials;
>>    - use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public
>>    display (commercial or non-commercial);
>>    - attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on
>>    HISP's web site;
>>    - remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the
>>    materials; or
>>    - transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials
>>    on any other server.
>>
>>
>>
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