Hi,
I've been using sme since the early e-smith days. In the last year or so many schools have been using various services like squid,horde mail etc etc. Also they have been asking about purchasing some of the mysql/php/ applications I have developed (most of these were developed for free - but now their requests require extensive planning and software development - enough to warrent purchasing the applicaton- and their happy to do this).
To make the installation easier for them I utilised the schools licensing of ghost by 'ghosting' sme with appropriate ibays and functions enabled. This is done via a simple boot disk. They then need only put in the IP address, find the NIC and their up and running.
In regard to my new application they want to purchase off me. Am I allowed to:
1. Put my app on the SME 'ghosted' CD?
If this is allowed I would of course make sure they understand that the sme server is under GPL they would then have to download a license file after the install to activate my web based application. This would seperate the install with the purchasing of the license. ie after the boot cd my app is not able to be run unless a license file is purchased. The inactive app's binary code is on the server in a inactive state.
2. If 2 is not allowed, could I continue with the ghosted 'SME' with no app on it and then they download the entire app with the license file.
3. Of course if I'm not allowed to do 1 and 2 I will build my own server and ghost it - no attachment with sme. BUT THE PROBLEM IS !!!!:
They actually like the other services sme offers e.g webmail. So in actual fact I'm in a round about way promoting the sme server! Of course all sme services have nothing to do with the licensing of my software.
If I cannot do 1 and 2 then the schools will only get a CD with fedore,apache,mysql, and php (much too much time needed to maintain all the other services sme offers)
BTW how do you pronounce sme ( as the letters s m e OR sme as in hooks offsider in peter pan?)
regards
sam
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