I have a small VC++ project that I would like to market. Can anyone point me in the right direction in terms of writing a "serial key" system. I have no idea how these things are implemented. ...
Are there any ways to encrypted a project in ASP.NET, so my customers can not change change the function where it checks the license code? ...
Hi all, just wondering: is there some kind of 'Express' edition of Windows Server 2008 that developers can use to build and test sites locally? I want to test my sites in IIS7 (and learn my way around the OS), but I can't justify buying a full license just for that purpose. ...
Hi all. I have been working on a java sim game for some time, and finally ready to open it up online and allow other developers to help me. (Using google code) There are several parts to this question. Firstly, I've used the pathfinding code from the cokeandcode site (which you may or may not know). I contacted the author and he said i...
I have a .net application (c#, Winform and libraries) that I want people to download from the Internet freely. But once installed they'll only be able to run it if I give them a license (and I want to be able to give different licenses according to what feature I want to unlock). I also want the license to be time-limited. After it expir...
The premise is simple: I've written some code, I've made it public. I have not originally attached any license messaging to the code. If I were to apply a license (any license) right this moment, would it have a retroactive effect? Would it cover all of the code that I've written before any license has been applied? ...
What are the benefits and goals of having a license commment in the header of the source file? Why are you adding a license header to your source code? ...
Can I use PostgreSQL or MySQL to write an application for my intranet for my company? Will I be violating any licensing if the software is not for distribution and only used within my company? Thank you ...
Is there anything from stopping me from taking a codebase licensed under the GPL/AGPL, modifying it, and then selling it as a hosted application for a monthly fee as long as I make my modifications available to anyone who asks? At what point does a derivative work become a new work? ...
I would like to make my plugin require a license to run similar to the maven clover plugin. Is there some utility out there that I can generate licenses with that will also allow me to integrate that into the plugin? I need to do the following steps. Modify the existing plugin to validate the license file Generate the license file on...
I'm looking to use the HTML Tidy source code and modify it to add a few more features. Having read the license, I'm not quite sure if I will have to release the source of my modified application? I don't want to. ...
Hello, I am developing a javascript API which is planned to be released LGPL early 2010. I want to release a prototype in the form of a wordpress plugin which uses my new API. I want to host this plugin on Wordpress' official plugin site. Wordpress only hosts plugins which are compatible with GPL. Ideally I would just supply an obfu...
What is the easiest way I could license a flash component? I would like to be able to sell it, and use some sort of license key or similar. I don't nee demo functionality, but am interested in being able to track my component in terms of usage or install. I am also interested in being able to place a limitation on how many times it is u...
Hi, just want to ask if there is a free commercial license of FCKeditor? older version maybe? I just need a simple web text editor. Any suggestion?? Thank you. ...
Is the framework once released as per microsoft later in the year 2009, going to br free or any licensing cost associated with its usage? Any insider information at this stage would greatly be appreciated ...
Hi I have detailed stats on user access to my system detailing login and logout times as well as machine used, network username etc. I am in need of measuring what I would term a concurrent user licences level based on this information. Now I could take the maximum logged in for any 1 day in a 3 month period say 170 or I could take the...
Hi, Is there a license thing out there that can be used to license my application for Visual Basic 2008? Something like .Net Reactor, where the person needs to enter a license key. Any recommendations? Thanks, Kevin. ...
I would like to make a program and licence it under MIT. However, I would like to use the GPLv3 PyQt library in it. Is this legal? PS. Is there any difference with GPLv2? ...
I'm all new to the open source free software thing, but any way I'm going into it pretty well (I guess!!). Now the thing is: in the way to distribute my program, I'll have to distribute my source code, so it will be a (.gz) with an installer for sure, or maybe a (.deb). My questions are: (I know this is a silly one, but I'm new here)...
Say that I have made some software (which has both library form and can be used by end-user too). Now before releasing I was thinking under which license can I release it. I have the following concerns that I can think of (any more concerns can be added): Open source I should retain the complete credit as an author, though extenders ma...