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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Open Source Licensing

Lately I've been pondering the topic of open source licenses. I'm preparing to release a couple projects that I've been working on and I'm torn between a permissive license and a reciprocal license

On one hand I hope to create an active, viral project with lots of community support. On the other hand I wouldn't be offended if someone liked what they saw and made an investment that resulted in a commercial project.

I was wondering what experiences and opinions my fellow installation developers might have to offer. So please, sound off!
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4 comments:

  1. GooseMarch 27, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    Seen this at all?
    http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/24/a-short-guide-to-open-source-and-similar-licenses/

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  2. Lord AGNUciusApril 19, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    You seem to be suggesting the GNU GPL does not allow commercial use.

    This is a common misunderstanding: http://GNU.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLCommercially

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  3. Christopher PainterApril 19, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    Who is suggesting that? I didn't even use the word GPL.

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  4. Lord AGNUciusApril 19, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Well, the GNU GPL definitely the most popular 'reciprocal' license.

    Is there a 'reciprocal' license that doesn't allow commercial use and distribution?

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