New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Difference between licensing software binaries vs. source?
Ask HN: Difference between licensing software binaries vs. source?
2 by catoc | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I want to release a software application so that everyone can use it for free, non-commercially. With non-commercial I mean: I'm fine if companies use it internally, as long as they don't start selling the software itself or use it in a marketed software product. There is a lot of online advice for licensing open-source software, but I am not interested in releasing the source code, and the software does not include any GPL-licensed components. Obviously: IANAL - as in: totally clueless. Does the question even make sense? Do binaries even need a license? To me one thing that would make it require a license is the "non-commercial use". Another thing might be that I want people to be able to use it, and sometimes the absence of a license, the legal uncertainty that brings, is inhibitive. Any advice, discussion or links are very much appreciated.
2 by catoc | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I want to release a software application so that everyone can use it for free, non-commercially. With non-commercial I mean: I'm fine if companies use it internally, as long as they don't start selling the software itself or use it in a marketed software product. There is a lot of online advice for licensing open-source software, but I am not interested in releasing the source code, and the software does not include any GPL-licensed components. Obviously: IANAL - as in: totally clueless. Does the question even make sense? Do binaries even need a license? To me one thing that would make it require a license is the "non-commercial use". Another thing might be that I want people to be able to use it, and sometimes the absence of a license, the legal uncertainty that brings, is inhibitive. Any advice, discussion or links are very much appreciated.
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