top | item 1233749 (no title) psaccounts | 16 years ago What would be the licensing model if the product is open source, but is NOT free (i.e., customers are charged for an open-source product in which BDB is used)? discuss order hn newest gojomo|16 years ago You need to do your own analysis, not trusting some random guy on the internet (eg, me). But:(1) If people need to pay to use, it's not "open source" by the "open source definition" of the OSI: <http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd>;(2) Contacting Oracle/BDB will let you know what they think your obligations are.
gojomo|16 years ago You need to do your own analysis, not trusting some random guy on the internet (eg, me). But:(1) If people need to pay to use, it's not "open source" by the "open source definition" of the OSI: <http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd>;(2) Contacting Oracle/BDB will let you know what they think your obligations are.
gojomo|16 years ago
(1) If people need to pay to use, it's not "open source" by the "open source definition" of the OSI: <http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd>;
(2) Contacting Oracle/BDB will let you know what they think your obligations are.