Much thanks. My concerns over licensing have always been pretty moot. I usually just throw a GPL on there and call it a day. This commercially supported open source is new to me. :)
On Dec 16, 12:34 pm, "Michael Geary" <m...@mg.to> wrote: > You can license your plugin in any way you want. You don't have to use the > same licenses as jQuery itself. > > For jQuery, just ignore the GPL license and use the MIT license instead. > Read the license - it really doesn't restrict you at all. It essentially > just says "Keep the copyright and license notice in the code, and don't sue > anyone if the code doesn't work." That's really all there is to it. > > http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php > > -Mike > > > From: Eric "Hobo" Garside > > > I've got a quick question for all the licensing gurus who > > happen to be on or about the list. I'm developing a plugin > > for jQuery for a company, and want to release it as open > > source with a non-competition stipulation. Is it possible to > > release the code under something like a Creative Commons > > license where it's free for non corporate use, but requires > > companies who seek to use the product in a commercial sense > > to seek a license? I ask only given the dual licensing of > > jQuery under both the MIT and GPL licenses which, as far as I > > know, normally deny that kind of licensing?
