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Alfresco License in layman's terms?

venkateshprasan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:24:07 GMT

I have gone through the license agreement of Alfresco, and the discussions based on that. I Just wanted to clarify whether my understanding is correct. Let us say, I get the latest stable source code from the SVN, update it to suit my needs, customize the UI, and come up with the installer of my own

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

jbarmash — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:23:25 GMT

Our Labs version is released under the GPL license. That means that you are free to use and modify the code. However, if redistributing (which it sounds like you might be if giving it to a customer), you need to also make all the code / improvements you write available as open source, also under the GPL license. This way, the whole community can benefit from your improvements. If this is not an option for you, as it is not for other users, then we sell Alfresco subscriptions under another license, which allows you to modify and redistribute without having to contribute back your code.

Also, "latest stable code from SVN" - the Labs version has no guarantees that it will be stable - it is code that is being actively developed. If you want stability and more predictability, you should contact our sales for the Enterprise version of the product. We harden that version more and put it through a long and rigorous QA process, certifying on multiple stacks of DB / App Server / OS. If you care about your customer, this might be a wise choice. Open Source gives you the freedom to choose which one you'd rather want for your customer.

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

fufo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:49:43 GMT

What is the license under which Alfresco Enterprise version is provided ? Is it an open source license ?

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

mikeh — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:58:21 GMT

http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing/

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

fufo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:11:03 GMT

Can you point me to the detailed feature comparison table between Enterprise and Community editions ?

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

mikeh — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:33:05 GMT

It would be worth your while clicking around our website a little

http://www.alfresco.com/products/networks/compare/

Mike

Re: Alfresco License in layman's terms?

fufo — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:49:22 GMT

I was asking for a FEATURES comparison - if you got it right.