Hello,
I have been developing my own PHP MVC framework. I want to make it open-source. Basically, I am having bit of problem in choosing the right open-source license.
I just want that anyone using/modifying/extending my framework just puts the copyright info intact, that is it.
For this, which open-source license should I choose.
Thanks
Seems like the MIT license will work for you:
Copyright (c) [year] [copyright holders]
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
I think the MIT license will do that. See:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
I personally do prefer dual licensing. I think LGPL and commercial suitable for you. Look for existing PHP MVCs and libraries and than decide, what is more suitable for you.