[atlas] Using Atlas for commercial services

On 09/05/2013 06:58 PM, Tom Guptill wrote:
> 
> One issue I can think of is that some probes are hosted on networks
> which are subsidized by public money partly on the condition that
> they not be used for commercial purposes.
> 

slightly related, or perhaps more generally, folks might object to the
probe they stick in their network being used commercially, for several
reasons (principle, contracts, etc). I don't think I would, but I
don't think it is what people signed up for :)

> Of course you can interpret "used for commercial purposes" in more
> than one way (research projects can have commercial partners), but
> it is something to keep in mind - actually making a direct profit
> off of the use of a non-commercial network might be stretching the
> rules too far.
> 

Conceivably this could be a hosting option for your probe ([] this
probe may be used for commercial services), but then again, that could
open up a can of worms as well (why make the distinction solely at
commercial/noncommercial, and indeed, what is commercial in the first
place).

Jelte