micky

Hi,

I am in the process of writing a simple but useful plugin for a blogging
application....

Long story short, I want to give-back to the community (i.e. free
plugin), but would like to make an attempt at retaining some credit if
folks port/use to/in other scripts/blogs/cms apps.

Any tips or links ya'll could share with me?

Anyone have any /* comment blocks */ I could put in my code?

Something like this, for example:

/*
** 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.
*/

Different verbiage, of course...

Or, should I just not worry about this?

Lol! I hope I am phrasing my question right... I have been up all night
coding, so my brain is kinda mushy right about now.

Many TIA's!
Cheers,
Micky

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micky

Well shux! I love it when I answer my own questions:
<http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/19/0.php>

I blame it on lack of sleep!

The GNU GPL License sounds like what I need.

Cheers,
M
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parasane

If you want to retain some credit but don't care about
distribution/modification/redistribution, check out the MIT license (more
commonly referred to as the X or X11 license). We're using it in a project
that combines PHP and text-to-speech technology. It allows people to
improve (or degrade) our code, but says that we should still get our names
at the top as the original authors.

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tijnema

You know more than me daniel :P

All current releases aren't packed with any license, and in
sourceforge the PHP license is selected i believe :P

I'd say, don't worry too much about the license, just put your name on
top of the code, and some other nonsense, like:
You're allowed to use this code, as long as you leave above lines
intact., where above your credit is listed of course. Tijnema

micky

Ah, great tip!

I will definitely read-up on the MIT license after I get some zzZZzz's!

It sure does sounds like what I am looking for.


Oh, wow! That sounds like a great project... and it is cool to hear what
you/your team decided to use for licensing.

Many thanks Daniel! I really appreciate the help and advice.

Have a great day,
Cheers,
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micky

Hey! Tijnema! Thanks for the quick reply.

Ah, well, that does sound good too. I a mainly looking to keep my
name/website somewhere in the comments.

Whichever route I end-up taking, it is definitely nice to hear what the
pros prefer.

Thanks again Tijnema!

Have a great day.
Cheers,
Micky

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crayon.shin.chan.uk

Don't forget the MIT license allows people to incorporate your code into
commercial products and sell for profit without having to give anything
back (money/improved code/etc).

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parasane

Right, I alluded to that, but perhaps I should've said that exactly, as
it may bother some people. In my case, it doesn't bother me in the least,
just as I use LAMP (all open source) to make a living.


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micky

Hi Cayon, thanks for clarification.

I just woke up, so I have not had a chance to really research the best
option for my code... Hmm, a part of me does not mind the things you say
above, but another part of me wonders if it would be best to restrict
the commercial usage of it.

Heheh, well, either way, thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

Have a great day.
Cheers,
Micky
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parasane

The biggest thing to remember is that a license is like a key.... it's
meant to keep an honest man honest, but won't stop someone who is intent on
taking what they want for a profit.


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