licensing

Putting license in each code file?

I find it unnecessarily duplicated to have it in each code file, but I see it on most open source projects. Should I do that same, or just include a single license outside the code? ...

Commercial software using open source projects?

Can any open source library be used in a commercial software or any specific licensed open source library? The open source library is used in the software and gets bundled in the package. No changes done in the open source code. ...

using MySQL Connector/Net with the help of NHibernate inside a commercial product

Is the combined use of NHibernate (LGPL) and MySQL Connector/Net (GPL) inside a commercial (non-GPL) product legal if the commercial product only directly talks to NHibernate and NHibernate is talking to the MySQL Connector/Net? (And if so what part of the license(s) is telling me that it is?) Here is what I think to know so far (correc...

Implementing Licencing mechanism for a Software

I am thinking of implementing a good licensing mechanism that has a good resistance against piracy. The required mechanism should not use an internet connection at each and every time the software is used. I am thinking of a mechanism based on hardware IDs etc. Do you guys have any better suggestions? What are the parameters/algorithms/c...

What license to use for translations of open source software

I'm writing an open source software that is licensed under the GPL. Now I'm offering that other users can translate the software, starting from an english translation I made by myself. What license or range of license may be best for translation of text strings, dialogs, etc.? As GPL is a software license, I thought about a Creative Comm...

What should the new license text include when forking a project?

When forking a project, what is the responsibility of the new project as regards the license text? Specifically, the BSD license (a permissive one), includes the text: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. So if I'm making a new version of the s...

Where and how should I save license related information?

I have an application (C#) and I am tasked with putting some simple licensing scheme in it. While doing that I need to save that information somewhere in computer to limit the usage. I need to save a date and a counter. How and where I should save the information which, on Windows Vista, doesnt require administrative privileges to run?...

How do I attribute a license to library used without making it look like my software is under that license?

In this case the license is question is Apache License v2, but basically if I just include a text file with the license in the application directory, it might look like my app is licensed under that license which isn't the case. Do you just add a little note to the top of the license to indicate that [library name] is under this license...

Filling the CodeGear license gap

I have a discussion point about Codegear's licensing. Delphi 2009 is sold (more correct: licensed) under two different types of licence: Commercial license Academic license The Commercial license (full and upgrade) is much more expensive than the academic one! The commercial license has the drawback of the higher price, but its adv...

Can Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 be used for free?

Is Visual SourceSafe 2005 free to use in commercial development or does it require a license? ...

Tips for securing application with a licence key system?

Hi, I've written an application, and would like to include a licence key system. We do have some requirements, but would like to know what tips you guys have as well. The main purpose of the system is to make sure we keep track of every customer who has the product, and that we can set the key as invalid if they decide to stop paying. ...

What off-the-shelf licensing system will meet my needs?

I'm looking for an off-the-shelf license system for desktop software. After some research on the net -- and of course here on StackOverflow -- I haven't found one the suits our needs. I have a couple of must-have features and some would-be-nice features: Must have: Encrypted unlock key Possibility to automate the unlock key generat...

What off-the-shelf licensing system will meet my needs?

I'm writing a piece of open-source software which will be easily embeddable (both static/dynamic libraries and executables on top of them). Which software licence would: allow the user to use either the source code by embedding it, or link against it dynamically or statically in his own programs under any licence, including closed and ...

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE software as part of commercial product.

Hi All I am developing a CRM system for small/medium companies, and i want to integrate a GPL software as a module to my system(with some modification on my demand). Will it be legal to license it as a commercial product ? Thanks. ...

How can ROWLEX be licensed under L-GPL while it uses SemWeb which is GPL?

According to its homepage, the SemWeb library (great library for handling RDF under .NET) is released under GPL. Since the ROWLEX tool is built on SemWeb, ROWLEX supposed to be GPL, too. Still, ROWLEX is claimed to be released under L-GPL. Is this legally correct? ...

Matlab compiler runtime library

I have developed code on a m-file script in Matlab that communicates with a Measurement Computing USB-DAQ module, and I'm quite happy with that. The problem is that I don't want to purchase another license for the computer which is running the code. I have looked into Matlab Compiler Runtime tools, and it claims that I can deploy my mcc ...

Copying functions from LGPL libraries?

Consider the following scenario: I am developing a closed-source commercial application. I find a LGPL-licensed library providing some functionality I would like to use in my application. Said functionality is limited to a few functions and/or classes. For practical and/or technical reasons, it's not possible and/or feasible to link to...

LGPL licensed library

I have read the LGPL license but its so complicated that I couldn't figure out the answer for my questions. I want to use a LGPL library in my project. No change will be done in the LGPL library. This project is a website application used by registered users. The registered users are not charged to use the website. So my question is ca...

Using Unity Application Block in commercial programm (Ms-PL)

Hello, i´have read the Ms-PL under the Homepage of Unity, but its not clear for me what i need to do, when i use Unity in my commercial programm? I only use the binary files and i want to distribute them along with my programm. Do i have to provide a license-file anywhere? Do i have to tell anywhere in my programm that i´m using Unit...

Calling GPL'd executable from my closed-source application

I am confused about the "viral" nature of GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2, particularly about calling a GPL'd application executable from my own application. Here is my story: I am thinking about developing a commercial, closed-source application that receives SMS through a GSM modem/phone, and then executes certain scripts....