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soulwing / tnm4j

A simplified SNMP API for Java, based on Jürgen Schönwälder's Tnm extension for Tcl.
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Commercial license for tnm4j lib #18

Closed VovaKorzh closed 1 year ago

VovaKorzh commented 3 years ago

Hello, Carl Harris I did not found any other way to reach you, so I will ask my question here. Is there is any possibility of licensing this lib for commercial use? GNU GPL does not fit with my company's third-Party software usage policy.

ceharris commented 3 years ago

In seven years or so, I've received only one other query about commercial licensing, so there hasn't been sufficient demand to warrant the costs associated with simply creating and managing a commercial license.

I deliberately selected the GPL because it is the same license used by the "bundled" SNMP and MIB providers (snmp4j and mibble) for their open source offerings, so as to reduce the likelihood that users of this library would inadvertently use it in ways that might violate the licensing terms of its dependencies.

That said, I am willing consider a change to a different license that would be more compatible with potential commercial use.

The-Funk commented 2 years ago

Carl,

I was also looking for a way to contact you and couldn't find one. I'm using tnm4j in one of my business projects. Really cool stuff! I know this isn't the place for it but just wanted to thank you for a great library! You made working with SNMP fun.

-Cole

ceharris commented 2 years ago

Thanks Cole! I really appreciate the feedback.