Hi!
Finally I have finished an application that I was working on. It is an application to create procedural textures.
I want to distribute this software with a public license, It can be downloaded free, but I don't want to distribute the source code.
I was thinking about using a Creative Commons license but, around the web, people advise to use another one for distribute software.
I was also thinking about using a GNU General Public License, but I dont know whether I have to distribute the source code or not.
If anyone has experience on that topic and could help me, I will be very thankful.
Thanks in advance.
License for distribute a free software
Just put a copyright notice, and mark it as freeware with the standard disclaimer of liability.
I got the same problem a year before and I never found a free solution to it. For one CC is not tailored to programming and all other free licenses are more or less open source licenses. I've not found any free, closed source license and eventually I went to a laywer to write my own license.
Just put a copyright notice, and mark it as freeware with the standard disclaimer of liability.
Well.. this could be dangerous, but it depends on where you live and where you want to distribute your software. I.e. in germany you can't just make a blanket disclaimer of liability, in germany you are always reliable for certain events, therefore a blanket disclaimer could make your license (partly) effectless, when it just has one invalid clause.
Therefore ask a lawyer.
Thanks for the fast answer!
I am living in Spain and I want to distribute my software around the whole world.
I will do that, I will talk with a lawyer friend of mine.
Thanks again.
I am living in Spain and I want to distribute my software around the whole world.
I will do that, I will talk with a lawyer friend of mine.
Thanks again.
I was also thinking about using a GNU General Public License, but I dont know whether I have to distribute the source code or not.
The whole point of the GPL is that you're required to provide the source code.
Use GNU, it just says this is your work, its free to use but you must give credit.
No it does not. GNU GPL puts up a lot of requirements, like for example the source distribution.
Its also "viral", basically using anything GPL in your project will force you to make your whole project GPL.
with LGPL you don't have to distribute source code, and you don't have the viral part, but its still very far from "this is my work, its free but you must give credit..."
GNU GPL is not only a software license, it also has a political agenda.
You might want to look into MIT or Apache, they are pretty liberal
You might want to look into MIT or Apache, they are pretty liberal
Thanks, I am looking in this website: http://opensource.or...censes/category
I was looking the MIT license but this isn't that I am looking for.
I don't want the people can sell my software...
For the moment I haven't read the Apache license, this will be the next one.
It's interesting that there aren't really standard licences for closed source software (AFAIK) - the closest is to pick on of the Creative Commons licenses. It's true they recommend the GPL for software, but that is for open source. I'd still say an established licence is better than writing your own.
OOI, why don't you want to release the code, if you're happy to release the program for free?
"I don't want the people can sell my software..."
In that case, no Free or Open Source licence will be useful, as by definition they allow commercial use. But would people be able to sell it, if it's available for free?
Olof Hedman: If that counts as a political agenda, by that reasoning most licences (including proprietary) have a political agenda...
OOI, why don't you want to release the code, if you're happy to release the program for free?
"I don't want the people can sell my software..."
In that case, no Free or Open Source licence will be useful, as by definition they allow commercial use. But would people be able to sell it, if it's available for free?
Olof Hedman: If that counts as a political agenda, by that reasoning most licences (including proprietary) have a political agenda...
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