[Kamailio-Devel] Kamailio for commerical use

[Johansson Olle E]

3 feb 2009 kl. 11.19 skrev Kavita Rai:

> Hi,
> Thanks for the clarity. What is MI and SEAS interface? Can u please  
> provide a link where I can find more about this. I checked the  
> Kamailio documentation, but could not find anything related to these  
> interfaces.

Kavita,
Time to go read some documentation on http://www.kamailio.org
Check the modules!

Regards,
/O
>
>
>>> " If you write your own modules that link to Kamailio through the  
>>> binary API, then they will be licensed by GPL "
>
> The phrase "link to Kamailio"  would mean if we link Kamaillio as a  
> shared library to our software and access its APIs, then its an  
> issue.. we become GPL'ed .
>
> Regards,
> Kavita
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johansson Olle E [mailto:oej at edvina.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:47 PM
> To: Kavita Rai
> Cc: devel
> Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Devel] Kamailio for commerical use
>
>
> 3 feb 2009 kl. 07.14 skrev Kavita Rai:
>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks a lot for getting back. That means if we integrate Kamailio
>> with our product, we would not have to publish our application's
>> source code and would not have to license our application under GPL.
>>
>> As long as we publish the changes that we have made in Kamailio, if
>> any, and provide the source code of Kamailio along with the
>> binaries, we do not violate the GPL.
> Just remember that that part of the source will be licensed by GPL.
>>
>>
>> Kindly please do verify the above understanding.
>
> The question here is how your product integrates with Kamailio. If you
> write your own modules that link to Kamailio through the binary API,
> then they will be licensed by GPL. If you use the MI or just SIP, they
> propably won't.
>
> I realized that we have other interfaces, the SEAS interface. Maybe
> it's time for the developer team to clarify their view of the license
> situation with MI and SEAS.
>
> /O
>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kavita
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Johansson Olle E [mailto:oej at edvina.net]
>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:40 PM
>> To: Kavita Rai
>> Cc: devel
>> Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Devel] Kamailio for commerical use
>>
>>
>> 2 feb 2009 kl. 11.27 skrev Kavita Rai:
>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. As per my understanding, the GPL license does
>>> not permit the use of software under it for commercial use.
>>> Is there any commercial license for Kamailio? If yes, can you please
>>> let me know its terms and conditions.
>>> If not, how can I use Kamailio for my commercial use?
>>
>> Of course you are free to use Kamailio for commercial use. You can
>> embed it in a product you sell or give away.
>>
>> What you can't do, is change it and sell your own version without
>> supplying the source.
>>
>> Any Kamailio with changes that you distribute to a customer is
>> licensed under GPL, including your code.
>> The customer has the right to get that code and do anything the GPL
>> permits him/her/it to do with it, including
>> giving it back to the project or publishing it on the Internet.
>>
>> You will of course have copyright for all your new code.
>>
>> What is unclear to me is software that use the MI interface. In
>> Asterisk, our license has a very clear
>> exception for this, so that commercial software can connect to it,
>> without being forced to license their
>> software under GPL.
>>
>> Kamailo doesn't exist with a special commercial license. All the
>> contributions are under GPL and
>> there has been no license management, like what's being done for
>> Asterisk. It's both good and bad ;-)
>> For the new sip-router core, another concept is used to handle
>> licensing.
>>
>> I'm not a lawyer. If you really need some guidance on this for a
>> larger project, please consult with one.
>>
>> /O
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help me as I badly need guidance.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> Kavita
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Alex Balashov [mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:21 PM
>>> To: Kavita Rai
>>> Cc: devel at lists.kamailio.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Devel] Kamailio for commerical use
>>>
>>> Kamailio is released under the GPL:
>>>
>>> http://www.kamailio.org/mos/view/License-Guidelines/
>>>
>>> Kavita Rai wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We are keen on using Kamailio for one of our product offerings but
>>>> am
>>>> not able to get any information on the terms and conditions on  
>>>> which
>>>> this can be used for commercial purposes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you please help me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Kavita
>>>>
>>>>
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