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This package was discussed recently on the corpora mailing list. Its not clear if it is still GPL, or if the license has changed (the website says "inexpensive" and does not seem to mention GPL) 99.153.64.179 ( talk) 14:32, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
Response from Transana's Author:
These discussants don't seem to understand what the terms "free" and "open source" mean in reference to software.
To quote from the Free Software Definition: “Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.”
WCER charges for Transana because that revenue covers some of the costs of developing and supporting the program. If people don't support Transana by purchasing it, then I (the lead developer) will have to make my living on another project, and Transana development and support will, practically speaking, cease. I can't develop and support Transana as a charitable endeavor. So it's not like free beer. But it is like free speech, as anyone who wants to can have the source code to study and to alter and hopefully to contribute back to the project for the benefit of everyone.
Transana is licensed under the GNU-GLP. This license recognizes the value that software developers provide and explicitly allows people to charge for their work. "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy." The source code is available, but it's not simple to set up the development environment because we're talking about a very complex piece of software with several difficult-to-build contingencies.
David Woods, Transana Lead Developer — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidKWoods Transana ( talk • contribs) 20:49, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
other options that came up during discussion:
See http://annotation.exmaralda.org/index.php/Linguistic_Annotation 14:36, 4 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.153.64.179 ( talk)
Gioto ( talk) 22:04, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
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This package was discussed recently on the corpora mailing list. Its not clear if it is still GPL, or if the license has changed (the website says "inexpensive" and does not seem to mention GPL) 99.153.64.179 ( talk) 14:32, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
Response from Transana's Author:
These discussants don't seem to understand what the terms "free" and "open source" mean in reference to software.
To quote from the Free Software Definition: “Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.”
WCER charges for Transana because that revenue covers some of the costs of developing and supporting the program. If people don't support Transana by purchasing it, then I (the lead developer) will have to make my living on another project, and Transana development and support will, practically speaking, cease. I can't develop and support Transana as a charitable endeavor. So it's not like free beer. But it is like free speech, as anyone who wants to can have the source code to study and to alter and hopefully to contribute back to the project for the benefit of everyone.
Transana is licensed under the GNU-GLP. This license recognizes the value that software developers provide and explicitly allows people to charge for their work. "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy." The source code is available, but it's not simple to set up the development environment because we're talking about a very complex piece of software with several difficult-to-build contingencies.
David Woods, Transana Lead Developer — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidKWoods Transana ( talk • contribs) 20:49, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
other options that came up during discussion:
See http://annotation.exmaralda.org/index.php/Linguistic_Annotation 14:36, 4 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.153.64.179 ( talk)
Gioto ( talk) 22:04, 8 November 2011 (UTC)