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[Fabien Pinckaers <fp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

> I even have a very personal question:
> 
> did you guys at OpenERP SA anticipated those 2 issues:
> 1) incompatibility between AGPL modules and private modules?

No, we missed that point. When we understood we missed that point, we
updated the FAQ within 2 days.

> 2) how private module permission is supposed to be renewed every year
> and how this ties users to the editor in ways that have nothing to do
> with open source?

If a customer stops paying OpenERP Enterprise and uses private modules,
we will ask him to publish his own modules under the AGPL licence. It
seems fair for me.

> Finally those are all communications details, but I think they have
> their importance before one point finger to somebody. Let's focus on the
> agreement and license exception then.

Yes, I will be able to propose an agreement around the 15th of august.
This agreement will be based on a common one (like the FSFE one). I will
do an agreement that includes a clause that guarantees that, if
OpenERP's license is not open source one day, the copyright goes back to
the community. -> of course, it's not our intention at all but it's just
in the case I die or the OpenERP SA company goes into financial
difficulties. (I expect both to never happen, at least before 60 years :)

Sorry about the long delay but I am in the U.S. up to the 10th and my
agenda is full. I may not be able to answers future email easily.

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Fabien Pinckaers
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