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[Jerzy Orłowski <jerzy.orlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you miss one point. Getting the source code is not enough to use 
it. You still need the license from the author that allows you to 
republish the code, use it in your own own programs, etc.

Is it possible to find a solution, where openerp and the core modules of 
openerp is open source, but OpenERP allows to build other modules with 
commercial licences? I'm not an expert in licenses but it all goes with 
the question about the nature of AGPL and licences compatibility.

I am quite sure that it is possible to create a comercial software that 
would communicate with OpenERP via xml-rpc.
But the question is, is it possible to create a closed-license OpenERP 
module.

Assume that somebody writes an OpenERP module without copying a line of 
code from OpenERP AGPL licenced modules.
I am quite sure that at this point you can licence it however you want 
and distribte it in any way you want.

There are several important questions that have to be answered.
1. Can you distribute the module together with other OpenERP AGPL 
licenced modules?
2. Can anyone who bought  this module import it to OpenERP (Assuming 
that he or she uses it internally in his/hers company)?
3. If a company A who bought this module shows the system to company B, 
can company B ask company A to show him/her the source code of this 
module because of OpenERP AGPL license?
4. If a company A who bought this module shows the system to company B 
and company C gets info that such module exists, can company C ask for 
the source code ot the module?
5. If answers for the questions 3 or 4 is "Yes", can the license in the 
module forbid the company B or C to use the code, publish, sell, change, 
incorporate any programs?
6. If answer for the question 5 is "Yes", can you distribute a "dirty" 
version of the code, for example with names of the variables chanded, 
with no comments, with all xml, yaml, rml, css files taken out.

I think that if we answer these five questions we will get the answer, 
whether it is possible to create any "sellable" OpenERP modules.

Does anyone have any answers to any of the these question.

W dniu 09.02.2013 15:52, Christophe Hanon pisze:
> It means for me what it means for many licences authors : software is 
> distributed with the source code. As explained for example in  GPL, 
> AGP licences.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Christophe
>
> *From:*Alberto BARRIONUEVO [mailto:abarrio@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* 07 February 2013 10:49
> *To:* Christophe Hanon
> *Cc:* Arun Venkat; Luc De Meyer; 'Bertrand Hanot'; 'Nabil Majoul'; 
> 'Serpent Consulting Services'; openerp-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> Partners@xxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: OpenERP: [Openerp-community] Partners Collaboration Model
>
> Hi Christophe,
>
> El 06/02/13 12:17, Christophe Hanon escribió:
>
>  So I think more quality modules will be published the day publishers 
> can get a minimal fee for their code.
>
> This is not incompatible with open-source – see the joomla extensions 
> web site. Free and commercial are equally published but all in 
> open-source.
>
> What means "open-source" for you?
>
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