Re: [open-regulatory-compliance] Trial version of a Product vs “communi

[Matija Šuklje <matija.suklje@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Roman,

your comments confirm some of my understanding.

To clarify, we are talking here about the following use cases:

1) a commercial software product that is available under both a EULA and a 
FOSS license – in both cases, subscription benefits are paid on top and the 
code is identical, in fact it is the same product, just offered under dual-
license

2) a FOSS “community edition”, different name/TM
    2.a) identical in functionality to 1), but for the sake of the argument of 
easier differentiation, following a different versioning system
    2.b) open core of 1), so missing “enterprise features”
    2.c) unversioned and only offered as source code (no pre-build packages)

3) a proprietary “trial version” of 1) – can be of a different name/TM, if 
that helps
    3.a) identical in functionality to 1), but following a different 
versioning system
    3.b) offering most functionality of 1), but missing some “enterprise 
features”

I find a lot of the the EC Guidelines quite helpful to explaining the CRA, but 
in these edge-cases, I have to admit, it also confuses me.


cheers,
Matija
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Liferay International
Director, Legal and Associate General Counsel
(FOSS Licensing & Community Legal Affairs)
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