Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LO vs AOO : GPL/LGPL vs ASL licences

Folks 

I would really avoid to compare such a delicate matter as licences unless you are a lawyer. And 
even then that's not marketing but rather legal advice.

Thanks,

Charles.


Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com> a écrit :

> On 12/31/2012 02:40 PM, Immanuel Giulea wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > In the marketing materials that I am writing covering LO vs AOO, I
> was
> > wondering if it would be relevant to go into an explanation about why
> the
> > GPL/LGPL licence used by LO was superior to the ASL as a "true open
> source".
> > I found this great document that explains the three "most common"
> licences:
> > ASL, GPL and LGPL (MPL is not included) (1, 2)
> >
> > Any thoughts on how relevant it would be to extract some of the
> information
> > and apply it on the materials?
> >
> >
> > Cheers and Happy New Year
> >
> > Immanuel
> >
> > (1)
> http://www.openlogic.com/Portals/172122/docs/understanding-the-three-most-common-open-source-licenses.pdf
> > (2) http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10518967
> Reviewing the Openlogic information I think we should compare the 
> GPL/LGPL with the typical proprietary license not the ASL. The 
> differences between the ASL and GPL/LGPL while important are, IMHO,
> more 
> a matter of degree than kind. Both are intended to be user friendly and
>
> allow user modifications and access to the source code that the typical
>
> proprietary license does not allow.
>
> Comparing GPL/LGPL to a proprietary license
>
> 1. GPL gives users complete access to the source code. This allows
> users 
> to compile the code for another platform, modify the code, or extend
> the 
> code as they see fit. Proprietary code does not allow any access to the
>
> source code.
>
> 2. GPL license implies the unrestricted installation of the program 
> without cost to the user. Proprietary licenses have varying
> restrictions 
> on the number of allowed installations.
>
> 3. FOSS projects have free, unlimited user support from dedicated users
>
> with some form of question and answer interaction between the user and 
> responder(s). Some projects also have commercial support available. 
> Proprietary software often does not have free user forums or user lists
>
> where anyone can ask a question and get answers. Typically, proprietary
>
> software offers knowledge base articles and paid support.
>
> 4. Most GPL licensed projects promote contributions from all interested
>
> individuals. This community, often worldwide, brings a broader 
> perspective to the project even if the actual code development is done 
> by relatively few individuals. Proprietary projects can have problems 
> with gaining a sufficiently broad perspective because the developers
> are 
> more isolated from the end users during development.
>
> -- 
> Jay Lozier
> jslozier@gmail.com
>
>
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