Thanks Jim, this is helpful. Do you know of someone in the project team, or
perhaps in the Wikipedia Foundation, who can provide an official answer to
these questions?
Thanks,
--JR
On 10/22/07, Jim Wilson <wilson.jim.r(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I understood that MediaWiki is provided with the
GPL license, so does
this
mean I will have to open up any proprietary code
I develop and share it
with the
community?
No. GPL states that if you distribute the application, you must
provide the source or be willing to do so if asked.
Is there a way to obtain MediaWiki under a
different license
I sincerely doubt it.
Or perhaps I can develop commercial MediaWiki
plugins and not have to
open
them up?
Since MW is PHP based, it's hard to create extensions in such a way
that distribution precludes distributing source.
As a general coding practice, it's best if you can keep all your
modifications in extensions. If you get into the business of
core-hacking, it'll make your life very difficult when you decide you
want to upgrade the base system.
Just my $0.02, and I am not a lawyer.
-- Jim R. Wilson (jimbojw)
On 10/22/07, John Relent <jrelent(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all. I have a question regarding the MediaWiki
license and the
possibility of developing commercial software on top of MediaWiki; if
this
> list isn't the correct address, please let me know who I should ask.
>
> I'm considering developing a commercial product on top of MediaWiki. I
> understood that MediaWiki is provided with the GPL license, so does this
mean I will have to open up any proprietary code
I develop and share it
with
the community? Is there a way to obtain MediaWiki
under a different
license,
and make proprietary developments without having
to open them up? Or
perhaps
I can develop commercial MediaWiki plugins and
not have to open them up?
I'll be much appreciative if you could help me understand which options
I
have.
Many thanks,
--JR
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