The SpringSource FAQ makes it even worse

September 24, 2008 | In Uncategorized |

Now SpringSource have published an FAQ about the license change (yes, it is a license change). Spring will be dual licensed. The source tree will be using ASF and be considered Open Source. It will not have tags for maintenance releases. There is no way to get bug fixes three months after a release from the Open Source tree.

All maintenance releases will be distributed under a commercial license. You CANNOT distribute them to others, even if you pay for them.

This is really bad.

I was supposed to go to a Spring seminar in Stockholm today. I wonder why I should go. I will not be using Spring in new projects in the future.

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  1. Hi Markus,

    It would be a pity not to see you at the seminar in a few hours. I was certainly hoping to clear up some of the confusion and together be able to chat with people like you about this.

    Hoping to still see you this afternoon.

    rgds,
    Alef

    Comment by Alef Arendsen — September 24, 2008 #

  2. Markus, I’m all with you here! I will also at all cost avoid Spring in future projects!

    Comment by Mats Henricson — September 25, 2008 #

  3. Mats, what do you think about the latest discussion of tags for maintenance releases for the current version?

    I think I might be able to live with it.

    But the trust is damaged. It is one thing staying with Spring where it is used already. On new projects, I will think twice.

    Comment by marvi — September 25, 2008 #

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