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What type of source code license do you prefer?   [Edit]

Survey period: 22 Nov 2004 to 28 Nov 2004

What license would you use for code you wish to share with the community? Note that all options except the first and last assume that you would maintain copyright of your code.

OptionVotes% 
Public domain. ie you claim no copyright17319.31
Copyleft license such as the GPL24627.46
Unrestricted use and redistribution22224.78
Unrestricted use, but with redistribution in compiled form only9410.49
Restricted use (eg educational) with unrestricted redistribution192.12
Restricted use (eg educational) with restricted redistribution293.24
Developers must pay to license your code9510.60
None of the above (please comment)182.01



 
GeneralRe: It really depends Pin
jaxterama22-Nov-04 5:30
jaxterama22-Nov-04 5:30 
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Don Clugston22-Nov-04 16:46
Don Clugston22-Nov-04 16:46 
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Grimolfr23-Nov-04 4:51
Grimolfr23-Nov-04 4:51 
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Don Clugston23-Nov-04 11:27
Don Clugston23-Nov-04 11:27 
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jaxterama23-Nov-04 5:18
jaxterama23-Nov-04 5:18 
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Chris Maunder22-Nov-04 16:46
cofounderChris Maunder22-Nov-04 16:46 
GeneralRe: It really depends Pin
Marc Clifton23-Nov-04 1:13
mvaMarc Clifton23-Nov-04 1:13 
GeneralRe: It really depends Pin
Dennis C. Dietrich25-Nov-04 12:18
Dennis C. Dietrich25-Nov-04 12:18 
Marc Clifton wrote:
It really depends

First, I really agree with that statement. But then again there is a little contradiction between the survey's headline and its details. While the Headline What type of source code license do you prefer? is quite ambiguous (this is where I also would say it depends on the situation) my vote was more an answer to the second questions: What license would you use for code you wish to share with the community? For me true sharing with the community means not wanting to make money out of it. So I don't care if some hobby programmer uses the code or some big company. Consequently I voted for Unrestricted use and redistribution whereas I basically meant the BSD License[^].

Best regards
Dennis
GeneralBSD Pin
Michael P Butler21-Nov-04 23:28
Michael P Butler21-Nov-04 23:28 
GeneralRe: BSD Pin
Super Lloyd22-Nov-04 12:11
Super Lloyd22-Nov-04 12:11 
GeneralOpen-source and documentation Pin
WillemM21-Nov-04 22:21
WillemM21-Nov-04 22:21 
GeneralRe: Open-source and documentation Pin
Paul Selormey21-Nov-04 22:36
Paul Selormey21-Nov-04 22:36 
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peterchen21-Nov-04 23:24
peterchen21-Nov-04 23:24 
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WillemM21-Nov-04 23:43
WillemM21-Nov-04 23:43 
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Colin Angus Mackay22-Nov-04 5:53
Colin Angus Mackay22-Nov-04 5:53 
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Michael P Butler22-Nov-04 5:57
Michael P Butler22-Nov-04 5:57 
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Colin Angus Mackay22-Nov-04 6:25
Colin Angus Mackay22-Nov-04 6:25 
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Michael P Butler22-Nov-04 6:32
Michael P Butler22-Nov-04 6:32 
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Paul Selormey22-Nov-04 7:38
Paul Selormey22-Nov-04 7:38 
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John M. Drescher22-Nov-04 8:33
John M. Drescher22-Nov-04 8:33 
GeneralCopyleft is not a word Pin
Jim A. Johnson21-Nov-04 18:22
Jim A. Johnson21-Nov-04 18:22 
GeneralRe: Copyleft is not a word Pin
Tarundeep Singh Kalra21-Nov-04 19:16
Tarundeep Singh Kalra21-Nov-04 19:16 
GeneralRe: Copyleft is not a word Pin
Jim A. Johnson22-Nov-04 6:07
Jim A. Johnson22-Nov-04 6:07 
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raouls23-Nov-04 19:49
raouls23-Nov-04 19:49 
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Paul Selormey21-Nov-04 22:35
Paul Selormey21-Nov-04 22:35 

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