license ambiguity

[gvlx]

Hi,

I'm afraid your licensing terms are ambiguous: it is either

• open-source
• or free for non-commercial use

I think you might want to double-license your code: an open-source license (for all uses) and a non-free license for those customers which prefer a closer, more dedicated commercial support and consultancy from you.

[pikurasa]

Hello,

I am glad that someone brought this up because I was wondering the same thing about the license myself.

If I may, I would urge you to make the software fully free/libre since non-commercial use would become a restriction that would encumber the availability and use of the software in the future.

As for my interest in VexFlow, I would like to implement the software for educational use in the software I helped design "MusicBlocks", which is GPL. I think that students would benefit most from using and studying fully free/libre software.

Thank you! Devin

On 08/31/2015 03:55 PM, Gerardo Lisboa wrote:

Hi,

I'm afraid your licensing terms are ambiguous: it is either

• open-source
• or free for non-commercial use

I think you might want to /double-license/ your code: an open-source license (for all uses) and a non-free license for those customers which prefer a closer, more dedicated commercial support and consultancy from you.

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[0xfe]

Hi gvix@,

Thanks for bringing this up. I didn't realize that "open source" had a very specific definition -- my intent was for it to mean "the source code is available."

The license terms I'd like to have for VexTab is: Free for non-commercial use, with access to source code.

pikurasa@, VexFlow itself is MIT licensed, so it is fully free -- you can do almost anything with it. This specific discussion is about VexTab, which lets me pay the bills for VexFlow.

[pikurasa]

On 08/31/2015 04:36 PM, 0xFE wrote:

pikurasa@, VexFlow itself is MIT licensed, so it is fully free -- you can do almost anything with it. Thanks for clarifying. That is relief.

This specific discussion is about VexTab, which lets me pay the bills for VexFlow. How can you donate to the development of VexFlow? I did modest research and had trouble tracking all this down.

Thanks! Devin

http://www.devinulibarri.com/

[0xfe]

I don't really have a donation setup. I fund VexFlow via VexTab (which is a modest monthly licensing fee.) I'm open to ideas and suggestions for setting up a sustainable donation system.

[gvlx]

Maybe this kind of licensing would more appealing to you, even if you'd apply it to both VexFlow and VexTab: http://www.sequencejs.com/licenses/

[pikurasa]

Do you have a paypal account that you use?

I will send you a modest amount for vexflow--not vextab. I have some money in paypal that isn't doing anything for me.

Since the MIT license doesn't preclude anyone from selling the software, we can say that you exercised your freedom to sell the software to me because I am currently using it for the latest version of one of my projects, MusicBlocks.

Devin

I am currently away from my computer, my desk and all associated conveniences. Please excuse my brevity and any typos. www.devinulibarri.com

On August 31, 2015 7:27:16 PM EDT, 0xFE [email protected] wrote:

I don't really have a donation setup. I fund VexFlow via VexTab (which is a modest monthly licensing fee.) I'm open to ideas and suggestions for setting up a sustainable donation system.

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