Viewable Source License

[Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.]

Tom, the interesting aspect of your query is the question you have not
asked.  Even so, if your lawyer has not pointed out that, under the
circumstances, there are a number of issues that you need to negotiate
over before you reach the question of open source, then you might be
better served by re-directing this question to your lawyer for a more
complete explanation. If you are an "open source company," I am
confident your lawyer can suggest a way to accomplish your goals as well
as ensure that you have a fair way to make money for your efforts.

Rod Dixon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Rutgers University Law School - Camden
www.cyberspaces.org
rod at cyberspaces.org



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Schouteden [mailto:tom.schouteden at linugen.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:49 AM
> To: license-discuss at opensource.org
> Subject: Viewable Source License
> 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm aware that the following topic may not entirely classify 
> as an Open Source license but I would like to get some advise.
> 
> We are a small Open Source company that provide development, 
> consulting, etc.  We are currently talking with a customer 
> about developing an application for them.  His company has 
> limited funds and they believe that the development fee is 
> too high.  We suggested to shift our revenue from the 
> development to user licensing.  That way his investment is 
> minimal but he has to pay us for every copy he sells.  We do 
> however want him to grant the right to modify the source for 
> personal use if he wishes too.  Of course he can not 
> redistribute the application in any form, since we have to 
> generate our revenue from user licensing.
> 
> Is there any applicable Open Source license - not necessarily 
> OSI certified - that we can use to achieve this?  Or are we 
> forced to close down the source and use a M$-alike license?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Tom Schouteden
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