I'd be very curious about this myself. I have some newer versions of some of tools which I have given away in the past, and I would like to release some kind of paid versions.... - Charles
> On 05 Jan 2015, at 2:28 PM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > > I'm still highly confused about how to license lcStackBrowser in a way that > allows it to be run in the Community Edition. > > From the programing perspective, it's a couple of minutes work to remove > the password protection. There will still be a charge for a license. > > The major issue I have if I understand the GPL license and the Creative > Commons license correctly is that they both allow a licensed user to > "convey" the code to anyone they choose free of charge and that's not > acceptable to me. I guess that makes it not "open source" but the > objective here is to make it available to Community Edition users, I don't > really care if it meets the criteria to be called "open source". > > The basics for me are as follows. > > You can run the stack, modify or add to it in any way you choose for your > own personal use. > > If you have modified or added to the code and you run into a problem, I > will not support it unless the problem also occurs in the unmodified > version of the stack. > > You may not give or sell the license to anyone else irrespective of whether > you have modified the code. I accept that there is no practical way for me > to enforce this but it at least needs to be stated in the license agreement. > > I may allow you to transfer the license if you request permission to do so. > > Is there in fact an existing license template that meets the above criteria? > > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- Charles E. Buchwald CEO/Director General, Museografica Digital • http://digital.museografica.com LC Developer Tools: http://buchwald.ca • Email Notice: http://wp.me/P3aT4d-33 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
