Contractors and open source software

[Mark Talluto]

I tried looking at is from a very wide perspective and considered that portions of the LiveCode engine are open-sourced, even if we are using the closed source version. Since I am not a fan of being involved in legal situations, I also considered that the software takes advantage of the internet, servers running Linux, PHP and Apache. I do not want to leave any potential legal issues uncovered. So, we requested to have that section removed from the contract. Guess what? They took it out. Now I have nothing to worry about. Still found it interesting.

-Mark Talluto


> On Sep 4, 2018, at 4:34 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> The big question I have is, do they mean the app you develop is open source, as in my Forms Generator project for example, or do they mean developed with open source software? As far as I know, the Indy and Business versions are not considered Open Source, and so what you develop with them, unless you make it so, is not Open Source. 
> 
> The Community version license I think specifies that you cannot create software for resale, you have to purchase a commercial license, so you can't produce commercial software with Community without violating the license. 
> 
> I will be corrected if this is not the case. 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Sep 4, 2018, at 16:07 , Mark Talluto via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I had to work through a contract recently. This particular section was interesting. Thought I would share it here. I changed the organization name to [company] to protect this well respected entity.
>> 
>> I can understand their view on the use of open source software. What are your thoughts?
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>> Public Software. Contractor will inform [company] in advance of incorporating any open source software into deliverables or services provided to [company] under this Agreement, provide [company] with an analysis of alternative options that do not include open source software, and will proceed with the use of open source software only to the extent of [company]’s written consent. To the extent Contractor incorporates permitted open source software into products or services provided to [company] under this Agreement such open source software (and/or Contractor’s inclusion thereof) will not require any software developed or delivered under the Agreement to be disclosed or distributed in source code form or made freely available to others.
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>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Mark Talluto
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