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About Software Licenses, Is there any license that forbids commercial use?
Scorpiion

9 Oct, 2009 - 07:04 AM
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Hi, I was just reading about the "open-core" debate I have read some about it before as well.

And I just started to wonder, if I write say some awesome software or anyone really, could they have the software free for the public and hobby use and have some other licenses for companies?

I know how QT have GPL and then LGPL, I guess it is one way but still not how I thought...

So is there any license that forbids companies to use the code for commercial use? Without buying the commercial license...

I guess this might not be possible, but I thought I can always ask... My idea was that the code still should be free for people to look at and for a community to use but that the company behind the software still could make some more money...

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9 Oct, 2009 - 10:25 AM
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In short, Yes.

For Example, Oracle provides almost all of their software free to those that use it for investigational or educational use. Commercially you must purchase a license to use the software legally.

It's done all the time.

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9 Oct, 2009 - 12:43 PM
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But as I understand it's not open source? And that was my meaning of free... I might have forgotten the term open source in my first post..
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9 Oct, 2009 - 02:36 PM
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Free software wasnt the main idea behind Open Source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
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10 Oct, 2009 - 12:41 AM
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Hi sh250080, I know that... But I found these links at wikipedia that help to answer my question better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_mode...source_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-licensing
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