On 07/15/2010 09:03 PM, Ronald Skeoch wrote:
As a long term Linux "open Core" developer
Here's the general consensus of "open core" which tries to exploit open source is anything but open:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=3047&blogid=41
And you cannot make an "open core" project out of a derivative of a GPL work. The "open core" part has to be in surrounding apps that themselves do not link to any GPL code whatsoever.
Gerry