Response to PWGSC's No Charge Licensed Software RFI
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February 19, 2009
Well, it's been interesting to see how the government is choosing to investigate alternative software licenses. In a very broad definition that includes (thanks Wikipedia for this summary) it isn't clear that this definition is going to provide them very useful responses:
- Abandonware
- Adware
- Beerware
- Careware
- Crippleware
- Demoware
- Donationware
- Freely redistributable software
- Free software
- Freeware
- Nagware
- Open source
- Postcardware
- Registerware
- Shareware
I wanted to thank the many respondents who took the time to fill in our survey.
- Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works Corporation
- Benjamin Horst, SolidOffice
- Rolf Paloheimo, Creative Communities Research Inc
- Peter Vander Klippe
- Alfred Settle, Freelance IT Consultant
- Raymond MacDonald, Retired Taxpayer and GNU/Linux User
- Adam Clare, The Nightingale Company
- Lee Hunter
- Chuck Cassie
- Greg Morse
- Andrew Agno
- Francis Bolduc
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Mike Gifford is the founder of OpenConcept Consulting Inc, which he started in 1999. Since then, he has been particularly active in developing and extending open source content management systems to allow people to get closer to their content. Before starting OpenConcept, Mike had worked for a number of national NGOs including Oxfam Canada and Friends of the Earth.