in reply to Re: Business::WorldPay::Junior and last release date
in thread Business::WorldPay::Junior and last release date

Thanks Jim.

I have just looked at the authors home page, and found this:

Business::WorldPay::Junior My perl module for those using the WorldPay Select Junior payment proc +essing service. The module provides a simple interface to track transactions and to ha +ndle callbacks from WorldPay to verify the transaction has been autho +rised and the right amount has been paid. Full documentation is included with the distribution. Do note that you must read the README file. The installation is a litt +le more involved than just running make, make install as you often do + with Perl modules. The module is dependant upon MySQL and the DBD::m +ysql module. The distribution also contains a script to keep your installation up t +o date with the WorldPay exchange rates. This script should be run ea +ch evening to get the next days working rates. There is a £ 25.00 charge for this software. After you pay the charge +you will be provided with a link from which you can download the late +st version (1.05) of this module. To pay click here. Yes the process +does use the module to handle the payment. The module is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licen +se. If you want to use this module in a software package that is not +compatible with the GPL license contact me to discuss alternative lic +ensing arrangements.

Do you think we should be paying the £25, when it's version 1.0.7 that is on the CPAN?

I think we will e-mail him.
Gavin.

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Re^3: Business::WorldPay::Junior and last release date
by reneeb (Chaplain) on Dec 27, 2005 at 15:15 UTC
    Hi Gavin,

    I would suggest to contact the author. Maybe the module is now available in version 2.0 or it is available for free now.

    If you cannot contact the author/maintainer, I would seach in Google for that module. Maybe, you can find useful hints there.

    my $cents = 2;
    Renee

      Thanks Renne.

      I e-mailed him just after my initial post. I'll reply with a summary.

      Are you, or anyone else aware of any similar "Charge for" CPAN module? I have not seen this before.

      Gavin.

      Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way.....
      Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!
        The CPAN module is free, but the newer version (which is not on CPAN) seems not.

        Once you put something on CPAN it is up for grabs although technically and legally you could insist on a licence more restrictive than the usual ones. How you would be able to enforce that is something else of course. Since CPAN is all source-code, any "clever" locks made by the author could be unlocked by an other Perl-coder.

        CountZero

        "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law