Starting a document management company, want to use Alfresco

[thedre]

Hello, and much thanks to the Alfresco team for making such a great software.

I'm founding a content management company in my country. The first pieces of content we decided to focus on are documents. We will be offering pre-built servers, with customized open-sourced software, pre-configured to suit the clients'needs. Document management, is an untapped niche market in our country. IBM is here, but, as one can imagine their DMS solutions are VERY pricey. So, affordability will be one of my major selling points.  Alfresco is what we'll be using to manage documents and other pieces of content. However, I have some questions before I start with the planning/implementation/Demo phases of my company's offering.

1. The community version looks fine for what I have in mind to do. But, I would love that the customer to have the commercial support that comes with the enterprise version. That being said, are there any solutions that Alfresco has that acts as a sort of "reseller version?" If so, what's the price (including support)

2. For the community version, where is the major source of support?

3. When using the community version, how far can I go? can I act like it's my own software? IE:Can I say "my company name" document management system? Can I strip the Alfresco logo? Do I have to credit Alfresco? Or can I use "my company name" DMS, powered by Alfresco? (Please don't take this as me trying to steal Alfresco (I can see how it can be taken like that) But, I just want to know all my rights pertaining to the use of community version.

4. Does anyone, have a business built around the community version?

5. At clients request, can I upgrade their community version to commercial version easily?

6. Is the community version the EXACT version of the commercial one?

Thanks, in advance for replies. More questions will come, as I remember.

God's blessings, be with you all!

[zavc]

This is an old thread but closest to my questions.

Can I use the Community Edition of Alfresco for a SaaS offering?

Can I make changes to the Community Edition of Alfresco and offer it as SaaS without Open Sourcing my changes? Here, I am not distributing the software but providing service.

I am looking at the possibility of developing a software for a specific industry based upon Alfresco and only to offer the thus, developed software as SaaS.

Appreciate any inputs on this.

Thanks in advance,

Zavc.

[zavc]

This is an old thread but closest to my questions.

Can I use the Community Edition of Alfresco for a SaaS offering?

Can I make changes to the Community Edition of Alfresco and offer it as SaaS without Open Sourcing my changes? Here, I am not distributing the software but providing service.

I am looking at the possibility of developing a software for a specific industry based upon Alfresco and only to offer the thus, developed software as SaaS.

Appreciate any inputs on this.

Thanks in advance,

Zavc.

Can someone please point me to appropriate information? :?:

[mrogers]

You are free to run your SaaS buisness as long as you respect the terms of the GPL.   So what you are proposing should be fine.

Please contact Alfresco support if you want to discuss your options further.   At some point your buisness may become successful and you may want to consider alfresco support.

[zavc]

You are free to run your SaaS buisness as long as you respect the terms of the GPL.   So what you are proposing should be fine.

Please contact Alfresco support if you want to discuss your options further.   At some point your buisness may become successful and you may want to consider alfresco support.

Thanks, mrogers! Yes, I agree! I will do so once I get through the 1st-level i.e. once I finish developing the product, which could take 2-3 months tentatively.

[gopei]

Hi all,… and alfresco team.

there is anyone could show me with statistic data for alfresco users worldwide ??

thanks