looking for a license
mkr
diab at gmx.li
Fri Oct 22 20:37:09 UTC 2004
Hi List,
I am currently looking for a license for a few software projects I am
planning to code in the future.
The first requirement to this license is to link commercial conditions
with elements of Open Source or even Free Software.
Therefore, I want to have the following requirements:
1. Distribution
Everyone should be able to distribute the software for any cost he
wants, if this distribution complies with this:
. recipient gets a copy of the license
. recipient gets informed about the original developer
. recipient gets the source code if he wants (for 2 years) -> GPL
2. Modifying
Everyone should be able to freely modify the software with the following
conditions:
. modified work must have the same license
. renaming of the product and executables
. if one wants to see his mods included in the main distribution he
needs to transfer the copyright to the initial developer -> Artistic
. distribution of mods like above
3. Non-Commercial use
Everyone should be able to use this software for any purpose in
non-commercial environments with no further restrictions
4. Commercial use
. Unlimited use of the software within the company for any purpose
. commercial modifications: company has to inform recipient of
modification about initial developer
5. Warranty
The normal "no warranty stuff" ;)
I didn't found any license which fulfills all the above requirements. My
requirements are a freindly mix of the GPL, the Artistic License and
some other OSI-approved licenses.
Perhaps you know a solution for my licensing problem?
Otherwise, you should know that a friend of mine has written a license
on his own, which is not OSI-approved. Unfortunately neither he nor me
has enough money to pay a lawyer for a legal analysis which is required
by OSI during the approval process. Perhaps we can together find a
solution for this problem?
Thank you very much in advance &
kind regards from Germany
--mkr
M arkus KR ings
PS: Sorry for my bad English, but I am no native speaker :(
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