Press & Media: Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the best way to contact you for media inquiries?
• If you have a deadline to meet, just call us. However, we generally prefer Email as a contact method, and we respond to all media inquires within a day.
• What makes PatternAgents unique in it's field?
• PatternAgents has developed formal methods for implementing reusable design patterns, sizing and styling them to meet our customers requirements. We are making many of these patterns available to the Open Source Community, with Open Source Software, Firmware, and Hardware designs.
• Are Licenses required to use PatternAgents Intellectual Property?
• PatternAgents uses the increasingly popular business model called "Dual Licensing" in which both the open source software distribution mechanism and traditional commercial software distribution models are combined.
  • Open Source Projects:
  • If you are developing and distributing open source applications under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2), as published by the Free Software Foundation, then you are free to use the PatternAgents software under the GPLv2 license. Please note that GPLv2 Section 2(b) requires that all modifications to the original code as well as all Derivative Works must also be released under the terms of the GPLv2 open source license.
  • Closed Source Projects:
  • If you are developing and distributing traditional closed source or commercial applications, you must purchase a PatternAgents commercial use license, which is specifically designed for users interested in retaining the proprietary status of their code. All PatternAgents commercial licenses expressly supersede the GPLv2 open source license. This means that when you license the PatternAgents software under a commercial license, you specifically do not use the software under the open source license and therefore you are not subject to any of its terms.
  • Commercial licensing options available on the PatternAgents Website here.

Please call, email, or tweet (@PatternAgents) if you have questions, and we will be glad to assist you.