Is Kexi 'Free'?

[azz]

Chanchao Wrote: 
> 

> 

> Also, what's stopping me from compiling the lot myself AND offer

> support, make an installer with Innosetup or something and 'sell' it

> for, say, half of what the Kexi developers offer it for..   "Nothing"
> is

> stopping me from doing that right?   (Not saying that I have plans to
> do

> any such thing, just wondering how free & open the thing is)

> 



You would have to read the licence agreement.  I am sure that the free
windows version, the commercial windows version and the linux version
all have different licence terms.  



http://www.kexi.pl/wiki/index.php/The_cost_of_Kexi_for_MS_Windows



"Having said that, it is possible that future version of Kexi for MS
Windows will be free when an appropriate refund for its development and
investment can be found. For now the resources are not free."



This creates a mental image of a bunch of people in the board room,
some of which are convinced that the
"build-a-community-around-the-software" method of earning income is the
way to go while others are not convinced and have the "sell the
software" opinion.  Let's see who is right.  



When you sit on the fence like that, though, it is not the best thing
for building a community around the software, I would think.


-- 
azz