licensing

GPL v2 if I just roll out my own application on my own servers am i allowed to use a component that has this license?

with regards to this: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html I'm trying to understand GPL v2, my case is that I deploy my application on my application server on some servers over the internet, I do not sell my application, I just sell service. Am I allowed to use components within my app server that has this license? GPL v2? second...

Sharepoint Foundation 2010 licencing costs

Hi My client has a Windows Server 2008 R2 dedicated box leased from a hosting company. I assume they have to correct licences for it. However I want to install Sharepoint 2010 Foundation on this box and expose it via the internet to the client and their satelite employees around the world. I initially thought this wouldn't cost any mo...

iPhone AAC/MP3 Licensing

If I use the audio decoding libraries included in iPhoneOS (ex. AVAudioPlayer). Do I still have to pay for a license from Thomson, or VIA Licensing to legally decode AAC or MP3 files in my app? ...

Trouble with Android Licensing Server

Hi everybody, I've tried to use the new license service of Android and I am facing some troubles. My code in the main activity looks like this: mLicenseCheckerCallback = new MyLicenseCheckerCallback(); String deviceId = Secure.getString(MainTabActivity.this.getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID); mChecker = new LicenseCheck...

Can I implement Google maps or another mapping API on my site?

9.1 Free, Public Accessibility to Your Maps API Implementation. Your Maps API Implementation must be generally accessible to users without charge. You may require users to log in to your Maps API Implementation if you do not require users to pay a fee.not require users to pay a fee. I write a web portal and sell it. The co...

Web Services and open source libraries - licensing

Could you please suggest which are the well-known "open source" licenses allowing me to use libraries under these licenses in proprietary webservice (accessible in Internet to the public), which I am not going to make opensource. I am ok to state somewhere that I am using the library, and I am ok with sharing the changes I make in the l...

SQL database usage in commercial projects

I am planning to start a commercial web project (like e.g. facebook) which requires a database. I've read through all the licenses and FAQ's of MySQL, PostgreSQL and HSQLDB but I am still not certain if I need to purchase a license (commercial type) or have to publish the source code of my web project (open source license) since I am no...

Java usage and licensing in web projects

If I wanted to create a commercial web-project (like e.g. facebook) with a Java backend (created with the Java SDK) which generates a "normal" HTML frontend, would I have to purchase a commercial license from SUN/Oracle? Or does this only apply to applications written in Java which are directly being shipped to a customer? ...

Do I need visual studio license?

Hello there, I am a novice freelancer providing .NET solutions. Currently I have a Student version of Visual Studio that I am working. But, If I want to deliver solutions to the clients, do I need to have buy the VS license? For instance, I got a requirement from a client (does'nt have VS license) to build a web application in godaddy....

Java licensing API

Hi, I just came across TrueLicense Project API for licensing Java projects. I want to know are there any other similar APIs available? Please suggest me some. Also I am not familiar with the process of generating the keystore which is needed for this. Can anyone guide me about the process of generating .store file which is used in th...

How to find code-snippets licensed elsewhere in our code-base

Hello all, Over the past year I've developed a sizable software package in collaboration with a few others, that we now want to license properly (lawyers, valorisation and everything). For this to work though we need to be sure no-one inadvertently supplied code licensed elsewhere, for instance by copy-pasting snippets from Open Source ...

Software Licensing

Is there a licence out there that reserves my right to use the software commercially, however permits redistribution and modification of said software for non-commercial uses? Basically I want to be the sole person who can distribute it for commercial purposes. However, non-commercial distribution and modification is open for everyone....

LGPL Licencing for Inclusion into other libraries.

There are quite a few LGPL Libraries that I use that have fallen out of maintenance and have no documentation. I found that a few of these libraries are extremely useful and they are all LGPL or MIT. Could I combine these libraries into my own library, released under LGPL and maintain those myself as a branch? Also, some of these librari...

Printing a GPL licensed icon (or embedding it in a PDF document)

In my thesis I'd like to use the Gnome Web browser icon inside a figure. However, this icon isn't licensed under a CC license, but under the GPL. While I'm aware of the conditions imposed by the GPL on software, I'm unsure of the implications when embedding a GPL licensed icon inside a document that is distributed as PDF and in printed f...

Does a I Series have a limit to the number of telnet connections?

Does a I Series have a limit to the number of telnet connections? Like a a license limit or user limit or something I should be aware of? ...

What license does F# 2.0 (2010) use?

Is F# 2.0, released in 2010, still under the Microsoft Research Shared Source License Agreement? I know this question was asked for F# version 1, but I got the feeling that things might change with F# 2.0. Is this license considered free and/or open? ...

End User Agreement - what should be stored?

Hi, We have an end user agreement for one of our sites. When the end user reads agreement, he'll have an option to accept that agreement by ticking a checkbox and submitting a form. My question is what data should I store in database and should I store any data at all? The concern that I have, is that user may say that he never ticked ...

what are the licensing requirements of vb6 programs

Dear all, one of my friend is making commercial program in vb6 , is there any license required to sell the application to end user. he is having vb6 developer license. ...

.NET [LicenseProvider(typeof(LicFileLicenseProvider))] and LicenseManager.UsageMode

Hello, I started using the .NET licenseProvider to add licensing for my net user control that can be used in a web page. In my user control's constructor I check if the control is being used in DesignMode or RunTimeMode : bool designMode = (LicenseManager.UsageMode == LicenseUsageMode.Designtime); As soon as I start using the [Licens...

Make .NET desktop software that expire after certain period.

Hi, I'm looking for ways to make piracy most inconvenient. I have developed a Windows Form software that I want the customer to be able to use only for a certain period of time, after installing. Is it as simple as writing installation date and subscription period into setting file and check these values during run time, or are there ...