[cad-linux] Re: GraphiteOne Q&A

Hi Roland,

Yes, thats right. I use Hoops. Thats one reason, why GPL'ing GraphiteOne might 
be difficult. But do not worry, I have a deal with TechSoft. So everything is 
perfectly legal. Replacing Hoops is not planed. It's a good toolkit.

Bye,
Thomas

> Thomas,
> thanks for the clarification.
> I noticed that you are using HOOPS for GraphiteOne. Can you even offer
> your software for free if you have to pay for HOOPS? Are you eventually
> interested in replacing HOOPS?
>
> Roland
>
> --- Thomas Schmidt <thomas.schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > There have been some questions about GraphiteOne. Let me try to
> > answer them:
> >
> > TomCAD:
> > Strictly speaking, TomCAD was the predecessor of GraphiteOne. From a
> > techology
> > point of view, they have nearly nothing in common. GraphiteOne
> > provides much
> > more functions and is based on a different technology.
> > Regarding the licence: TomCAD was GPL. And will always be.
> > GraphiteOne has a
> > different licencing. See below.
> >
> > Licence:
> > GraphiteOne is dual-licenced. It is free for private, educational or
> > research
> > use. It is not free for any commercial, revenue generating purposes.
> > You may look here for details:
> > http://www.graphiteone-cad.com/en/
> > contentframe.php?body=about_licencing&menu=about
> > Yes, it's not GPL. Hope that's not too bad.
> >
> > Pricing:
> > There is of course a standard price for a single-user/single-seat
> > licence.
> > Apart from that, GraphiteOne is priced on a per customer basis. This
> > might
> > include training, support, customer specific changes/features...
> > Please write to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you are interested in
> > details.
> >
> > Who is going to use this?
> > Answer is open source like: Anyone who think it is usefull enough :-)
> >
> > GraphiteOne was not build to make me incredibly rich. It was build
> > because I
> > liked to. Thats why it is free for private use. The existance and the
> > future
> > of GraphiteOne does not at all depend on commercial customers. This
> > being
> > said, I have to admit that there are indeed commercial customers with
> > some
> > interest in GraphiteOne. Please understand that I cannot state any
> > names. The
> > most interesting usage of GraphiteOne would be some kind of inhouse
> > usage,
> > where GraphiteOne is part of some specialized solution. Thats where
> > GraphiteOne fits best because of its open and extensible nature.
> >
> > Fast AG
> > The Fast AG has quite some tradition in IT consulting/training.
> > Providing
> > products is comparativly new. Nethertheless, one need a company to do
> >
> > business. I'm working for Fast AG as a IT consultant for some years
> > now, so
> > it was the obvious choice to work together on commercial GraphiteOne
> > offerings.
> >
> > Bye,
> > Thomas
>
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