I've few closed-source freeware programs which i distribute from my site. But some sites like qarchive and other freeware-download sites hijack my software and keep it on their servers. (They steal my traffic from website and earn by CPM/CPC advertisers) It's like parasite on my hard work. I want to restrict that. In order to do that i w...
I'm writing an application that is largely javascript based. The javascript uses a java applet on the page to work as a socket bridge. However, if someone was to steal the javascript code I have written, would that infringe on copyright laws? What if I attached a license at the top of the .js file? I was thinking of writing the applicati...
I'm sorry for the naive question, but I'm a bit clueless about free-software licensing. Is there any problem with using GPL-licensed front-end software (jquery + plugins, for example) on a for-profit subscription-based web application that has a closed-source back-end, so long as you keep your changes to the plugins open? Would such a...
Are there any free SVN server providers for non open source software? Thank you. ...
I would like to use a Debian distribution for this purpose. My application is closed source and Debian is a mix of various open source licenses. Some of them force publishing everything that uses it under the same license (GPL). Does it apply to my scenario as well or can I still use my own license for my code? ...
I am working on a closed source application that should run on Windows, Mac OS X and major Linux distributions (maybe open-source at a later stage). The program will link against some libraries: boost, Lua, StormLib and zlib. From what I understood there shouldn't be any issues regarding the licenses. It's a C++ command line applicati...
My program is written in C++, using GCC on Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit. If depends on /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 which actually points to /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.13. Now I copy this program to virgin Ubuntu 7.04 system and try to run it. It doesn't run, as expected. Then I add to the program directory the following files: libstdc++.so.6.0.13...
I have run into a situation where I wish to distribute code without a free software license, and don't have a lot of experience in doing so. First, let me make it clear I'm not trying to fight the piracy of the product. I don't believe in anti-piracy measures mainly because they will ALWAYS be circumvented if someone really wants to - ...
I'm working on an application developed with Qt 4.6.2. I'm linking dynamically and I don't want to share my source code. The application is totally free and I don't plan on selling any part of it. I did not make any changes in the Qt library, I'm only using it to develop the application... I just want to share my free application, witho...
Proprietary software is about as good as open-source software. There are so many problems with proprietary technologies, however, that I'm beginning to think it's best to avoid them: The software will only be maintained as long as the company exists (and profits). The level of security of the application is as unknowable as the source ...
I have a MDI application being developed using C# (VS2008). There are multiple child forms and they all seem to close when hitting the close button except for one form. And when this particular form is open the Parent form will not close either. I am not sure what other information to provide . Please help. ...
I want to build a small library based on Raphael.JS for work, and none of us particularly like the idea of open sourcing our code. How insane would it be to write all the logic in Python and have it generate hardcoded JS for each "drawing", as a function of the input data? I know this could increase the size of the downloaded JS (espec...
Hello, I've considered making a closed source project, but if I made it then I'd want to make it in Ruby. Ruby is interpreted though. Other similar languages to Ruby include Python and Perl. How would you best distribute your code without giving away all the logic(at least easily readable)? And what about meta programming? Do obfuscaters...
I am trying to debug some rather complex dependencies within a closed-source application that I am running inside of a custom app, and am looking for a tool to watch the application while it is running, so that I know which files and registry entries are utilized. Is there such a product available? Commercial or opensource are welcome, a...
I have developed a .Net application which I am publishing under the MIT license, however, I will not be releasing the source. My question is, taking that into account, what options do I have for distribution. If you have published a similar application, I would like to know what sites you found to work well for distribution. Thanks in ...
I would like to know if it is possible and what is necessary in order to use Chromium in my closed source app. Since Chromium uses many other open-source libraries with different types of licenses I am not sure if I can use it or not. I don't want to waste programming hours and then realize that is not possible to use it. ...
Is anyone aware of an existing license that meets these conditions? The web-based software is free to use and anyone may link to it. The software must be purchased for off-line use without redistribution. The source code may be purchased for an fee. The software may be licensed for offline redistribution for an annual fee. I have a ...
This is mostly just because I'm curious, but how would one distribute a closed source python program since python is run from source and its bytecode is easily decompiled? I'm mostly asking for linux since I don't care about windows, but any answers are great. Edit: Thanks for the answers guys. I was just curious since I just got my fi...
I am working on a really big project and I was wondering if i should make it open or have them pay for the license to use.. ...