[Vtigercrm-developers] Very important question about JpGraph

[Sergio A. Kessler]

http://pear.php.net/package/Image_Graph


On 3/4/06, Mike Fedyk <mfedyk at mikefedyk.com> wrote:
> Fathi BOUDRA wrote:
>
> >Le Samedi 4 Mars 2006 13:24, Marcin Antczak a écrit :
> >
> >
> >>I got extremely important question about JpGraph license.
> >>
> >>VtigerCRM contains JpGraph library and in vtigercrm-4.2.4rc2 version there
> >>is only COPYING.txt file that says that JpGraph is on QPL 1.0 license.
> >>
> >>While it's true but only partially. Because on http://www.aditus.nu/jpgraph
> >>we can read that:
> >>
> >>"JpGraph is released under a dual license. QPL 1.0 (Qt Free Licensee) For
> >>non-commercial, open-source or educational use and JpGraph Professional
> >>License for commercial use."
> >>
> >>So while propably some VtigerCRM users will use this software for fun, we
> >>need to be honest and we all know that VtigerCRM is software designed
> >>specifically for commercial usage.
> >>
> >>Then anyone that uses VtigerCRM commercially violates JpGraph license.
> >>
> >>Please comment this. And if some VtigerCRM developers could say what to do
> >>with this issue? Simple remove JpGraph or maybe add an option to
> >>config.inc.php that could allow to turn on and off this library. What is
> >>your opinion?
> >>
> >>
> >>Marcin
> >>
> >>
> >
> >from debian jpgraph copyright file:
> >---BEGIN---
> >For licensing reason only GPLed 1.5.2 is now packaged by Christian Bayle
> ><bayle at debian.org>
> >
> >To be clear for those that would ask why I don't upload the new 1.16 QPLed
> >version. You can read on home page:
> >
> >"JpGraph is released under a dual license. QPL 1.0 (Qt Free Licensee) For
> >non-commercial, open-source and educational use and JpGraph Professional
> >License for commercial use."
> >
> >This is not compliant with DFSG #6
> >
> >"The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a
> >specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from
> >being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research."
> >
> >It was downloaded from:
> >http://www.aditus.nu/jpgraph/downloads/jpgraph-1.5.2.tar.gz
> >---END---
> >
> >with this, we can agree that we fall under QPL license because "open-source"
> >term :
> >"JpGraph is released under a dual license. QPL 1.0 (Qt Free Licensee) For
> >non-commercial, open-source and educational use and JpGraph Professional
> >License for commercial use."
> >
> >but there's also "non-commercial" term. We can see on jpgrah website:
> >http://www.aditus.nu/jpgraph/proversion.php
> >"if you plan on using JpGraph in a commercial context you will need to acquire
> >the professional license. Commercial use is for example if you use JpGraph on
> >a site to provide a service for paying customers or for example if you are
> >using JpGraph in an intranet to provide support for internal business
> >processes, i.e. in benefit for a commercial company.
> >In short, if you use JpGraph where you have an economic advantage (either
> >through paying customers or improving internal business processes) this most
> >likely falls under commercial use."
> >
> >with this statements, my interpretation is:
> >we use jpgraph QPL licensed in vtigercrm, an open-source product. We don't
> >sell the product ("open-source" term related)but some people sell services
> >around it("non-commercial" term related). They use jpgraph in an "economic
> >advantage" and need professional license.
> >
> >This is just facts, from licenses informations that we have. Is it jpgraph
> >professional license legal ? is it QPL compatible ? i don't know.
> >
> >We seem to use jpgraph version 1.20.3. Do we need to use version 1.5.2, last
> >GPL version ? Remove jpgraph and provide alternative ?
> >
> We need to change to jgraph 1.5.2 and if the GPL version isn't being
> maintained we will need to find an alternative or maintain it ourselves.
>
> Mike
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