NON-COMMERCIAL Extensions Joomla Redefinition
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:46 pm
It is very discouraging. Why? Call it a fraud !!
When an extension is said to be "Non-Commercial" - It means NON COMMERCIAL .... FREE..
Many developers and small vendors and using this word to fraudulently hook Joomla users to download the software and hopefully, users will pay to get it to run. I am not talking about all of developers, I am talking about a lot of them.
There are quite a handful of good developers who really do noncommercial gnu/gpl extensions for the public, but for those who publish an extension and describe it as non-commercial but requires payments, this subject has to be redefined and must be followed accordingly.
Extensions should be categorized as follows. Anybody who decides to mislead users would be barred from Joomla.
Demo - Only works as a demo and nothing else.
Free - This means completely free and anyone can download, install and use it without any additional keys, crypto, or request for x number of months subscription.
Non-Commercial - This means Non-Commercial, No Money required to use, No subscription to pay, GNU/GPL software, not for commercial use.
Commercial - This requires payment to download and use.
Joomla community should look at this.
When an extension is said to be "Non-Commercial" - It means NON COMMERCIAL .... FREE..
Many developers and small vendors and using this word to fraudulently hook Joomla users to download the software and hopefully, users will pay to get it to run. I am not talking about all of developers, I am talking about a lot of them.
There are quite a handful of good developers who really do noncommercial gnu/gpl extensions for the public, but for those who publish an extension and describe it as non-commercial but requires payments, this subject has to be redefined and must be followed accordingly.
Extensions should be categorized as follows. Anybody who decides to mislead users would be barred from Joomla.
Demo - Only works as a demo and nothing else.
Free - This means completely free and anyone can download, install and use it without any additional keys, crypto, or request for x number of months subscription.
Non-Commercial - This means Non-Commercial, No Money required to use, No subscription to pay, GNU/GPL software, not for commercial use.
Commercial - This requires payment to download and use.
Joomla community should look at this.