We are considering moving the open-source version to GPL. This is an extremely tough decision because the ramifications would require that we more closely follow SugarCRM's approach of reducing the feature set of the Community edition. Features such as Reporting, Team Management, Access Control, Product Catalog, Quotes, Orders and Invoices would all be exclusive to the Professional edition. We would effectively follow SugarCRM's offerings http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/products/editions.html.
On the positive side, we would provide the SQL source code to the Community edition and we would get to continue to include the SugarCRM 5.0 icons and styles. On the negative site, we would be taking away features that customers are using today. Lots of our customers are able to take advantage of a free and full featured CRM, but the new product packaging would take most of that away.
Please voice your opinion in the licensing forum.
