On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Anand Balachandran Pillai < abpil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Narendra Sisodiya < > naren...@narendrasisodiya.com> wrote: > >> code to run. >> > >> >> I am just typing some random string , it comes out to be a PyQT code. > > > How ? This is some skill if you ask me. > > >> some >> fellows are interested to buy it, I never tested using PyQT nor i am >> giving >> them suggestion to install PyQT. Client are doing by their own. How come I >> am making any violation .... >> > > Are you kidding ? You might have typed the code in your sleep, but as long > as it is using library "X" and X stipulates a licensing scheme, which is > non-free, > you and your customers are bound by X's licensing terms. > > If you want a rough and dirty guide to open source licensing, here it is. > > 1. Using public domain/free licenses (BSD, MPL etc) - You are free to > choose > whatever licensing you want to. Typically people re-license code using > BSD* > libraries in BSD or compatible licenses. > Hmmm, getting old. I actually meant MIT, not MPL which is more strict. > 2. Throw-away/free/utility code which you don't care - Put in public domain > or > use some arbit license. I suggest WTFL. > it is WTFPL, very interesting license, if you ask me :) > 3. Code under LGPL - You can relicense in LGPL or stricter licenses such > as GPL*. Can't re-licenses typically under a much freer license such as > BSD. > 4. Code under GPLv2/GPLv3 - Typically provides a lot of restrictions on > commercial > use of the source code. People re-license under same licenses. > > I suggest spending some time on > http://www.opensource.org/licenses/index.html > whenever you got time. It is worth your while. > > >> _______________________________________________ >> BangPypers mailing list >> BangPypers@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers >> > > > > -- > --Anand > > > > -- --Anand _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers