How to choose a license for your own work: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html
Various Licenses and Comments about Them: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html On July 19, 2017 4:07:11 PM PDT, "Brian P. Martin" <plug...@martinconsulting.com> wrote: >I think this is going to be the beginning of a long thread -- or else >I'll get crickets. > >I have some BASH scripts, PERL scripts, PERL modules, sample >configuration files, etc. that I want to publish. I know that there >are those are on the list that have studied open source software >licenses a lot more than I have. I'd like to get some help narrowing >down the licenses I should consider. Here are my requirements: > >- Anyone should be able to have free, unrestricted use to the material >for their own internal use, be those private or commercial. >- No one should be able restrict others from using it. That is, they >can't copyright or otherwise legally try to control it themselves. >- I don't care if someone sells a work that includes my code (e.g. they > >build and sell file servers, and use my code inside as part of the >larger operation). >- I would prefer that people can't sell my code as-is, or with trivial >modifications, but that may be splitting things too fine. >- I'm not terribly concerned about attribution, except perhaps for the >benefits of preventing people from selling the material when it is >already available for free. > >There are probably other scenarios I haven't considered, and I'd be >interested in being enlightened on those topics, too. Currently I'm >leaning towards the 3-clause BSD license, but I'd like the input of >people that know more about the topic. > > -B. > > >-- >-------------------- >Brian P. Martin, Chief Consultant >Martin Consulting Services, Inc. >Phone: 503-617-4500 >E-mail: br...@martinconsulting.com > >_______________________________________________ >PLUG mailing list >PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
