> I have some software that we developed. I would like to release it as "Open > Source". I am happy to give it out without cost and would be happy to let > others improve it. The only thing requirement I got from the person who > paid for its development was the need to track the users of the software.
Open source means that the license must permit obtaining your code, modifying it to remove the registration parts, and then making as many copies and redistributing it as much as they want without ever contacting you. The closest you can come is a download from your web site which collects information. So you will collect information from those who got the software from you, but that may only be a small fraction of the users of the software. (I see you are writing from a .gov. If the development was 100% paid using Federal funds, there are some people that believe a FOIA request will require disclosure of the source. I do not know if they are correct.) -- Forrest Cavalier, Mib Software http://www.mibsoftware.com/librock/lidesc/ Software license selector and compatibility tester: -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
