Licensing question
Mahesh T. Pai
paivakil at yahoo.co.in
Fri Feb 26 04:05:59 UTC 2010
Clayton Dukes said on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 10:07:48PM -0500,:
> 1. I want to allow smaller companies, say less than 50 employees, use
> my software free of charge.
> 2. Larger companies will pay a licensing fee (based on the size of the company).
Not free. You cannot discriminate between users.
> 3. Any modifications/bug fixes should be shared back.
Not free again.
> 4. Users cannot use my code in a commercial product without my
> permission.
Not free. You cannot restrict users from using your software the way
they like.
> Can you recommend a license that fits this ideology?
You need a lawyer.
> Also note (not sure if it's important?)
> My software is written using other open source programs, such as PHP -
> does this affect my license?
Depends on the specific license and how your software works. As said,
you a lawyer.
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