What's the closest OSS license on CodePlex to the CodeProject license?

Question

There's some code on CodeProject that's already OSS under the CodeProject license.

I've contacted the author several times on his blog, but he's not responding to any request for putting the code on CodePlex (or any email at all).

Since it's OSS anyway, I thought I'd do it without his permission (and ofcourse give him all the credit).

I figure this is ethically okay as long as I choose the closest license to the codeproject license.

Does anyone know the closest license to the CodeProject one I should use?

Answer 1

This sounds like a question for a lawyer. Comparing licenses for some kind of "equivalence" is very hard.

Answer 2

You cant change the license on a piece of code without the authors permission. End of story, full stop, etc etc.

If you are embedding it in another project (as I believe the CodeProject license allows), then make sure to put a notice inside your COPYING file (or equivilent) with a copy of the codeproject license, the affected file[s] and the authors legal name.

Answer 3

On CodePlex you can use a custom license. Just copy over the CodeProject license.