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noname|:
hi,

I have a question.
What licenses could I choose for my developed software?
I write primary freeware, but most of them are not open-source now.
If it is possible i do not want to use the GPL or LGPL.
I would be more happy with a license which for example HydraIRC uses (or closed-source)

thanks

NoName|

raph:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_software_licences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_license
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html
It's up to you to decide.

noname|:
Yes perhaps I doesn't choose the right words.
I want to develop with codeblocks and my question is, if it is up to me to choose the license or whether there are restrictions by the GPL license under which is CodeBlocks released?
Sorry, I thought it would be clear that CodeBlocks is used ;)

NoName|

PS: Anyway, thanks for the answer...

raph:
There shouldn't be any restrictions as long as you aren't using parts of codeblocks sourcecode in your projects.
Anyway there may be some restrictions from the compiler you are using.

MortenMacFly:

--- Quote from: noname| on July 19, 2007, 03:19:18 pm ---I want to develop with codeblocks and my question is, if it is up to me to choose the license or whether there are restrictions by the GPL license under which is CodeBlocks released?

--- End quote ---
Stand-alone software you develop using C::B can be any license. Hence if you use (parts of) C::B (e.g. C::B's SDK) it's becoming different. So let's say you develop a cool closed-source C::B plugin and distribute C::B with this plugin without source. That would be bad. But as soon as you talk about developing stand-alone software and you use the C::B IDE as binary for that purpose (and not the source of C::B) which I suppose you are about to do you can freely choose any license for your app.
With regards, Morten.

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