License

Diagramo Free License


Diagramo Free License
version 1.0, January 2011

Diagramo is copyrighted free software by Scriptoid .
You can disseminate it and/or modify it under the conditions below:

	1. You may give away verbatim copies of the source form of the software
        without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the original
        copyright notices and associated disclaimers.

	2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that 
        you do at least ONE of the following:

            a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or allow the author to
            include your modifications in the software.

            b)use the modified software only internally or within your corporation
            or organization.

            c) make other distribution arrangements with the author.

	3. You may disseminate the modified software provided that you do at
        least ONE of the following:

            a) place your modifications in the Public Domain and  accompany the
            distribution with the source of the modified software together with
            instructions on where to get the original distribution.

            b) make other distribution arrangements with the author.

	4. You may use the software and/or the modified software provided that
        you do at least ONE of the following:

            a)use the modified software only internally or within your corporation
            or organization.

            b) make other arrangements with the author.

	5. The files supplied as input to or produced as output from the
        software do not automatically fall under the copyright of the software,
        but belong to whomever generated them, and may be sold commercially.

	6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
        international laws.  All disputes arising out of or in
        connection with the present Agreement shall be finally
        settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International
        Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France, by one arbitrator
        appointed in accordance with the said Rules.

	7. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
        IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
        WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

Questions and Answers


What is the reason for Diagramo Free License?

We wanted a simple license that will allow people around the world to be able to use, share and contribute to this piece of software.
It is important to promote HTML5 as a standard and make Diagramo an easy to use platform for diagrams and other graphical applications.

Why not using GPL?

There are few reasons we choose not to use GPL:
  • It is difficult to maintain too many branches of development
  • Some people/company might want to keep their changes for themselves
  • GPL allows companies to make money out of GPL software by using them as services. We do not want that to happen.
  • GPL version 3.0 has 15 pages of lawyer jargon. It's a brain killer for a normal person.

Do you have a commercial license?

Yes, we do. Contact us for more information.

Why do have a commercial license?

There a companies and people that do not want to be forced to make their work public.

Where the money from commercial license will go?

ALL but ALL the money will go into developing Diagramo further. There are VERY smart people that would like to develop on Diagramo but they need money to live, so we might be able to support them.
It's like help them help us ... help them help us..... ad infinitum