Re: [OS:N:] Another question about Licenses

[Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>]

Anthony,

Here's a good tool for seeing if an open source license suits you.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/Licensing-HOWTO.html

--jeremy

On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 18:08, Anthony Saffer wrote:
> >From the answers to my original post surrounding the GPL and its application
> I am beginning to wonder if the GPL is indeed the license I need for my
> software.
> 
> Basically, what I am wanting to do is this: I am working on a tool that will
> be of use to software developers. I want to sell this product but include
> the source code in each package sold. This way, companies will be able to
> change things to suit their needs. However, I want to maintain a fairly
> tight control over the source so I want to license it in such a way that
> they cannot turn around and resell it or give it away themselves (even
> modified versions). I also want all revisions that they make to be
> resubmitted to me so that I can decide to include it in a future release or
> not (or I am seriously thinking about just distributing the mods for free to
> customers), Knowing all of this, is the GPL still right for me? If not, what
> would you suggest?
> 
> I want it to remain "open source" in that everyone gets a copy of the source
> when they purchase it. But I want to maintain control so that I can protect
> the integrity of the software.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> 
> 
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