licensing

How to implement a simple licensing scheme? [closed]

China☆狼群 提交于 2019-12-03 06:17:41
Closed . This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Learn more . Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post . No offence intended, but let's not discuss that licensing schemes can be cracked (I know that) and that recourse to the law is usually a better deterrent (maybe in your country, but no in all). Not my choice - I have been told to implement licensing, just good enough to keep casual hackers away. What might make this slightly different is that the PCs which will run the software won't

jQuery, jQuery UI, and Dual Licensed Plugins (Dual Licensing) [closed]

随声附和 提交于 2019-12-03 05:40:27
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago . OK I have read many posts regarding Dual Licensing using MIT and GPL licenses. But Im curious still, as the wording seems to be inclusive. Many of the Dual Licenses state that the software is licensed using "MIT AND GPL". The "AND" is what confuses me. It seems to me that the word "AND" in the terms, means you

When is your code a “Derivative work”? [closed]

谁都会走 提交于 2019-12-03 05:39:53
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago . I'm trying to figure out in which of these cases the legal ramifications of "Derivative work" come into play. When exactly is my code a derivative work? A PHP framework released under the GPL. Isn't that GPL invalid since PHP has it's own license and you are using PHP to build that framework? A Commercial

How do I find the open source license that is right for my project? [closed]

北城余情 提交于 2019-12-03 05:17:41
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Learn more . Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. I am about to host my first open source project. I will be hosting it on codeplex where I can choose between the follwing licenses: Apache License 2.0, Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), GNU General Public License (GPL) v2, GNU Library General Public License (LGPL), Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL), Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL), Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL), New

Apple enterprise program distribution questions [closed]

独自空忆成欢 提交于 2019-12-03 05:04:34
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago . This question relates to the Apple iOS Developer Enterprise Program I am trying to determine the limits and relationships between the following 4 entities: Apple Enterprise Program distribution licenses, DUNS numbers, distribution certificates, and apps. Here's the scenario: a client wants to develop iPad apps

The difference between Free Software and Open Source Software [closed]

寵の児 提交于 2019-12-03 04:41:00
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago . For quite a while, I thought that Free Software was Open Source Software. I've found out that this view is incorrect, and that Open Source Software is not necessarily Free Software. I honestly can't see any differences. What am I missing here? What are the distinguishing traits of both parties? 回答1: Both are

Releasing an ASP.NET MVC 3 OpenId StarterKit under Open Source License [closed]

六眼飞鱼酱① 提交于 2019-12-03 03:56:49
I've build a ASP.NET MVC 3 (RC at the moment) site that uses OpenID login system. I was still learning about OpenID while implementing this so I commented the code heavily. The result is a site that let's users login/register with OpenID, add other OpenIDs to their account and also remove them. This little project can be then used as a starting point for any new project that would use OpenID login system. It can also be used as a resource for people to learn OpenID with. I decided to release this project as open source. This will be my first open source project and I need to decided what

GPL copyright notice when contributing new files [closed]

笑着哭i 提交于 2019-12-03 03:51:35
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 4 years ago . How do I go about writing a GPL copyright notice when contributing new files rather than modifying a file? In the project, all files start with: /** * Some open source application * Component Foo * (C) 20?? by Scruffy H. Hacker (scruffy@foo.bar) * Released under the GPL * * Awesome description here. */ Should I

Correctly Applying an Open Source License [closed]

依然范特西╮ 提交于 2019-12-03 03:44:07
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 4 years ago . My question consists of multiple points that are inherently related, I apologize for that. I tried splitting it up a little more, but I would keep repeating myself. What exactly is required to apply an open source license to a code base that is my Intellectual Property? A lot of Open Source projects include a

Using GPL 3rd party code for internal closed source project [closed]

拥有回忆 提交于 2019-12-03 03:25:53
问题 Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago . If I use GPL software in my internal/closed source app do I have to make the source publicly available? say on the Internet? 回答1: This question is specifically addressed in the GPL FAQ, and it says you're allowed to use GPLed software inside a company without legally distributing it. You have no obligation to