CKEditor License Limitations?

Hi,

I recently started using CKEditor for personal projects and would like to consider using it for my clients' projects too.

All the websites I create for clients aren't encrypted or anything, and I was wondering what provisions I would need to make (if any) to use CKEditor as an option for WYSIWYG editors within the site.

More info: at this point I would only be integrating CKEditor into admin control panels as the sites' page editors

Please could someone assist me, as having read about the CDL, I don't think that applies to me?

Thanks,
Chuckun

Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:07

Anna

Joined: 14/12/2010

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Re: CKEditor License Limitations?

See this HOWTO article: http://docs.cksource.com/CKEditor_3.x/H ... ce_License

As long as you satisfy the terms of the Open Source license, you can use CKEditor for free.

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Wed, 02/29/2012 - 12:50

cristina

Joined: 29/02/2012

Posts: 3

Re: CKEditor License Limitations?

Hi,

I have downloaded WYSIWYG extension for Mediawiki 1.17.1 but there are some functions not activated like
uploading images. We have created a wiki for educational purposes, our users' age will range from 20 to 80 years so we need a really friendly editor.
We don't mind to buy a license as long as it allows CKeditor full function but we'd like to know if it will work on
mediawiki.

I'm new here so I apologize in case I've written a post in the wrong section.

Thanks in advance,

Cristina

Wed, 02/29/2012 - 13:42

chuckun

Joined: 25/02/2012

Posts: 2

Re: CKEditor License Limitations?

Ok, well call me dull but I'm still not clear because the term copyleft refers to free distribution of your product, whereas other areas are saying even on a commercial project I would be entitled.

Let's speak hypothetically for a moment for the best way to explain the sort of thing I mean: I want to be creating custom-made websites for people commercially. They pay me to create them a website. I wish to use CKEditor within some pages on the website, but would use it as-is, without modification, and at no point claiming CKeditor to be my own work. I would be charging one-off production fees for the website itsself, but obviously not for the inclusion of CKEditor.
The website I sell to the customer is uniquely theirs and they are free to modify it, sell-on as a one-time complete website, etc.. but they must not compile the website into a saleable script for redistribution..

Since I would not be modifying CKEditor in any way or claiming it to be in any way part of my work, or charging for it in any way, I assume I can therefore include CKeditor where necessary on my commercial one-off websites for my clients?

Thanks for your help!
Chuckun