WebMacro Licensing

This document outlines the licensing options available for WebMacro: both for free use under the GNU General Public License; and for commercial use outside the GPL. Feel free to contact us if you would like to work out a different arrangement than the standard license options outlined here.

You can download WebMacro here--including all source code, documentatiom, and this license information.

Your Choices

People are putting WebMacro to many different uses. Below are some licensing arrangements tailored to some of the more common situations. You could select one of these licensing arrangements as is, or view it as an example of the kinds of license we're willing to negotiate with you.

WebMacro Free Software License

WebMacro is free software: you may use it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This is suitable if you are developing something for your own use, and do not intend to distribute it to others; or are willing to make your software available for free under the terms of the GPL.

Use WebMacro free under the GPL:

Read the GNU General Public License for details.

The GPL does not require you to distribute your software--it only states that if you do, you must do so under the GPL. Also, you may charge a fee for developing something under the GPL; you may charge a fee for distributing it; or you may choose not to distribute it--keeping your program and sources private for use within your organization or website.

Most people will find they can use WebMacro for free under these terms.

WebMacro Proprietary Developer License

You are a interested in using WebMacro to build proprietary products or custom applications; you intend to distribute your application to others for a fee, without giving them the rights that they would get under the GPL (such as source, and the right to distribute it to others).

The users of your applications are not themselves developers, though they may want to customize look and feel of your application, such as by editing and creating new templates.

This per-developer license may be best for you:

Read the WebMacro Proprietary Developer License for details, then contact us at info@webmacro.org.

WebMacro Proprietary Product License

You are building a web development tool, or other software product, which is based in part on WebMacro. You want to keep it proprietary and sell or license it to others. A per-developer license doesn't make sense since your customers and users are also programmers.

Under this license what you pay is linked to how much you sell, and may be best for you:

Contact us at info@webmacro.org for details.

Acquiring a License

To negotiate a commercial use license, e-mail your inquiry to info@webmacro.org. Let us know which of the license models you think is most suitable, or propose something more appropriate.

We are also willing to offer volume discounts, if you want to purchase a large license.

Finally, we do not expect you to pay any licensing fees for beta versions of WebMacro. You may decide to negotiate your license prior to a non-beta release just to settle the issue--but your payment will not be due until WebMacro has earned a stable designation!

Contact us to learn the current rates for each license.

You can also negotiate a support contract with us. As with a license, simply send email to info@webmacro.org to inquire.

A Reminder: WebMacro is Free Software

Remember, most people will be able to use WebMacro under the GPL for free! You only need to acquire a commercial license if, for some reason, you are unable to work with free software.

Also, you can get pretty good support for WebMacro from the mailing list. Just send a subscribe e-mail to webmacro-request@webmacro.org to join!


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