Is Telerik Extensions for ASP. NET MVC Free? [closed]

Question

Reading on the Telerik blog, the ASP.NET MVC Suite is GPL license. Does that mean it is free of charge? That would be great because it is a very nice looking suite of controls, but $999 is non-trivial.

I am building an internal application which will provide an admin interface to a SqlServer database. (Won't be exposed to public Internet). So I am not really selling the application, having a GPL license should not be a problem.

Answer 1

The blog post is a little old but on Telerik's site they have some good info on this.

What's free / open source is what is available on the CodePlex site. As mentioned on the CodePlex page, it's a framework that might be helpful to you...

Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC is a lightweight framework which helps you build rich user interfaces for ASP.NET MVC while enjoying great developer productivity.

Telerik has additional information posted on this to clear up the question.

http://www.telerik.com/purchase/faqs/aspnet-mvc.aspx From their license FAQ Page:

How do you license Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC product? We offer two licensing options for Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC.

Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC Open Source GPL (Open Source License) This is a suitable option if you are building an application for internal use or an open source application with a license compatible with the GNU GPL v2.0.

Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC Commercial License (Developer License with Subscription and Priority Support) This is a suitable option if you are building closed-source commercial products for redistribution or if you wish to avoid integrating open-source components into your application. This license is provided per developer, so you need to purchase the appropriate number of developer seats from Telerik.

Since you are developing an internal app then you appear to be OK.