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Originally Posted by j1mc
Hello,
I think it's great that this will be released as open source! Have you decided on a license to use? It would be great if you picked a license that allowed re-distribution from within any of the major Linux distributions. This would be of benefit to your software, too, as you would see much greater use of your software, and a much greater likelihood of community contributions to the project.
Here are some licenses that allow redistribution through the Fedora Project:
Licensing:Main - FedoraProject
Here are lists of licenses that are appropriate for inclusion in Debian:
Debian -- License information
Here's some plain-english info on licensed software in Ubuntu:
Licensing | Ubuntu
I hope this is helpful for you, and I hope that you select one of the licenses mentioned that allows for easier software redistribution. Thank you very much for releasing the code to your project!
Jim Campbell
Member of the Ubuntu Linux Documentation Team |
Thank you for the information. We will use GPL with FLOSS exceptions , just like one the Trolltech (now Nokia) Qt uses. It seems to be compatible with the case of redistribution.