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[Houssine BAKKALI <houssine.bakkali@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Humberto,

If you want use license you should not go for OpenERP but rather to SAP,
Dynamics or another proprietary ERP.



2013/2/11 Humberto Arocha <humbertoarocha@xxxxxxxxx>

> The thing here is Why are you that worry about closing on something that
> has prove to be yet more a comercial success with its openness approach
>
> Regards
> On Feb 10, 2013 4:15 PM, "Jerzy Orłowski" <jerzy.orlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>  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.****
>>
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>> Kind regards****
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>> Christophe****
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>> *From:* Alberto BARRIONUEVO [mailto:abarrio@xxxxxxxxxxx<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*
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>> 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.
>> ****
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>> What means "open-source" for you?
>>
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