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Hello,
I have a project that I've been working on it for the last 4years or so.
I would love to share it on open source, but I just don't want anyone to find it and decided to get copyright on it, and so I won't be able to use it anymore.
I was thinking about a GNU general public licence, open to everyone, anyone can use it, or modify it.
But I have no idea how to get my project a licences... do I simply write in each class that this class is protected by the GNU general licence, or I have to subscribe somewhere?
And a other question, I remember their a licence that is free for anyone to use, but if they modify it and made it better they have to share it back... anyone know what licence I'm talking about?
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 06:52 AM
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I'd check how some of the larger projects out there do it. OpenArena is covered by GPL, as I recall. I think SQuirreL SQL Client is, too.
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:12 AM
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Vaielab said:
And a other question, I remember their a licence that is free for anyone to use, but if they modify it and made it better they have to share it back... anyone know what licence I'm talking about?
The license you are referring to is the GPL. It protects your code by requiring any derivative works also to be released under the GPL. Check out the license text here:
The GNU General Public License v3.0 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
You do not need to subscribe anywhere to release your code under any particular open source license. Simply provide a copy of the license with your source (and have your binary produce a copy of it if you distribute your code in binary form), and also indicate in the comments of all your source files your copyright notice and which license the code is released under, along with a link to where someone can find your license.
For a more detailed set of instructions for releasing under GPL, check out this link:
How to use GNU licenses for your own software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 05:35 PM
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Remember, a user can still fork your application and let uses download it off their own site (with proper attribution and licensing) with their own code inside along with yours.
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 06:43 PM
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That I don't really care, it's more the fact that sometime I use this framework in some contracts, and I don't want any client telling me that I can't use it anymore
And well, if someone like this framework I will be happy to share with it (once the licence will be added)
And well, if someone like this framework I will be happy to share with it (once the licence will be added)
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