Selling a website designed with Zencart

Hi all

can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether a website that has been put together using Zencart, and the buyer has been told that it was put together using Zencart, can be sold. The buyer wants to back out of a sale and is saying public domain software cannot be sold.

Thanks

Hackett:

Hi all

can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether a website that has been put together using Zencart, and the buyer has been told that it was put together using Zencart, can be sold. The buyer wants to back out of a sale and is saying public domain software cannot be sold.

Thanks

I see no reason you wouldn't be able to sell the site; as long as the website is receiving valuble traffic, and you are running a version of Zen Cart that has been modified by you (or you have paid someone to modify it)... if you are running the stock template, then the value of your site would be limited.

You can't sell Zen Cart, but you should be able sell your customers and business even if it uses Zen Cart.

Maybe one of the moderators can step in and give a better answer.

Not 100% sure what you mean but ..

If you mean that you have built your client an online store using zen then you can charge for this as you are charging for your design/ development (if not then I'm out of business!).
What you can't charge for is the (default) software as you don't own it.

Sounds to me like your client might be trying to back out of a contract.

You have sold your skill, expertise and time. You have sold your knowledge of how to do something your customer was unable to do themselves. The contract was for your expertise, not the software.

If they want just the software, then zip up a standard copy of ZC and send it to them.

Make a backup of the site, then remove it from the server. Put it back when they pay you.

Is this link A Zencart store?
http://stores.saginwholesale.com/StoreFront.bok ? I am asking because a customer once interested in zencart claims the above site was created for him by a webdeveloper from scratch. I insist it is zencart or an e-cart of some sort. and if it is a zencart, where is the Powered by Zencart credit that is supposed to be at the footer?

1PLM:

Is this link A Zencart store?
http://stores.saginwholesale.com/StoreFront.bok ? I am asking because a customer once interested in zencart claims the above site was created for him by a webdeveloper from scratch. I insist it is zencart or an e-cart of some sort. and if it is a zencart, where is the Powered by Zencart credit that is supposed to be at the footer?
Does not look like zencart site to me, BUT could be another
ecart...

The store you referenced is created with ProStores (prostores.com)

As to the powered by ... https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=42

Thanks for the speedy feedback. I haven't yet experienced and unleashed Zencart's Full potentials, but I Love ZenCart!

can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether a website that has been put together using Zencart, can be sold. The buyer wants to back out of a sale and is saying public domain software cannot be sold. As I am only selling the website and not the software I see no problem

Hackett:

can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether a website that has been put together using Zencart, can be sold. The buyer wants to back out of a sale and is saying public domain software cannot be sold. As I am only selling the website and not the software I see no problem
Yeah, you can certainly sell it. You are not selling the software, you are selling the website, which is a totally different thing. If the buyer cant see the difference, I suggest you go find another one. Dont argue with those.

Hackett:

can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether a website that has been put together using Zencart, can be sold. The buyer wants to back out of a sale and is saying public domain software cannot be sold. As I am only selling the website and not the software I see no problem
Why repost same topic as you did at
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109112
:unsure:

Moderator's note: the 2 threads have been merged.

The answer to your question is YES you can use Zen Cart in a site that is then transferred to another person - you are not seeling the software, you are seeling the design and whatever else you did to it.

Also note - Zen Cart is released under the GNU/GPL license, not public domain. They are different.

Kim:

Moderator's note: the 2 threads have been merged.

The answer to your question is YES you can use Zen Cart in a site that is then transferred to another person - you are not seeling the software, you are seeling the design and whatever else you did to it.

Also note - Zen Cart is released under the GNU/GPL license, not public domain. They are different.

Would you be willing to explain the difference? (not that I need to know... I just want to know... :smartalec: LOL )

Varisha:

Would you be willing to explain the difference? (not that I need to know... I just want to know... :smartalec: LOL )

It is the difference between something being under copyright and not being under copyright. Zen Cart is copyrighted and made available for use and distribution under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). If something is in the public domain it is not copyrighted and you can do whatever you want with it without licence restrictions.

Regards,
Christian.

Thanks! :) Now I've learned my one thing for the day :D

Please use Google for explanations in the future instead of hijacking threads. Thanks.