ExtJS licencing

Sam Liddicott sam at liddicott.com
Fri Nov 13 15:07:20 UTC 2009


* Alex Hudson wrote, On 13/11/09 12:09:
> My point about being able to sub-licence is pretty specific. If you have 
> a license, there must be a licensor. If the person you get it from has 
> the ability to sub-license, then they [may be|are] the licensor; 
> otherwise, it's the copyright holder. So what I was saying originally 
> was that because the QPL has no sub-licensing rights (which are 
> otherwise reserved), the licensor *must* be the original copyright holder.
> 
> And the original copyright holder isn't offering the QPL. They're 
> offering the QPL with specific usage restrictions. I think it's unlikely 
> that their distribution of the QPL text with the software somehow 
> overrides their licensing wishes.

On reflection I think you are right. There is the danger that 3rd party 
recipients will never know this.

Sam



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