commercial distribution

[Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera]

Commercial Distribution, the main idea here is to earn profits.
IF you develop a software and then add a license restricting the usage,
modification and distribution (or even one of them)
them whether you add a price tag and further no source is available, we can
categorize it under commercial applications.
main intention is to earn profits and you offer no freedom to the user.

Giving users an option to install another 3rd party doesn't mean
you original application is a commercial one or not.
As long as you offer them not-restricted usage, modification and
distribution with the source available the application can be treated as
Free Software. You can add a price tag for the software. further you can
enhance the feature for price or customize, no matter it remains as Free
Software.

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Mike Cu <mike_cu80 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a question on what is considered 'commercial distribution'.
> I guess if you sell then it makes it commercial but if you don't sell but
> use advertisment in relation to it does it make it commercial ?
> Like, add advertisement/third party software into the installer ? i.e the
> installer bundles for example the 'Yahoo toolbar' and the application.
> Before installing the actual application, the installer asks the user if he
> optionally wants to install the 'Yahoo toolbar' and then continue with
> installing the actuall application,
> or what many popular downloading sites do : present adverts when clicking
> on an link for downloading it,
> or add adverts to the web page that you can download the application from
>
> I am looking after the artistic license 1, which says  :
>
> aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is always
> permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded; that is,
> when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's interfaces visible
> to the end user of the commercial distribution.
>
> What is an "interface" ? and what is "when no overt attempt is made to make
> this Package's interfaces visible" ?
> thank you
>
>
>
>


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*Buddhike Chandradeepa Kurera*

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