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MrPhil
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« on: October 13, 2010, 10:02:48 AM »

I am writing some software (from scratch -- not a modification of existing licensed software). I would like to know if there is a reasonably standard license that permits the following:

* Permits my software to be redistributed and modified for free, while I retain the copyright (much like GPL and other free licenses)

* If sold at any point, either by itself or bundled with some other software, I want a cut of the take. That is, I should be paid a royalty for my work. If others who have contributed improvements to the software also want a cut, they'll have to deal directly with the seller (I don't want to be in the business of redistributing royalties). It's an open question as to whether the payment of a royalty permits selling under a more restrictive license (e.g., closed source).

Are there any widely accepted (standard) licenses that cover this? I see a "NoSell" license category used with the CTAN library, but apparently you have to write your own license. I just want to check before I go through the trouble of writing my own.
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2010, 08:09:39 AM »

Have you tried Creative Commons language?
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2010, 05:03:37 PM »

CC looks like it could handle the "free" part, but I'd still have to write my own "commercial use" part. I'm a little leery of using a standard license that is oriented towards free, as resellers might overlook the commercial part. Still, there are many free licenses (such as CC) that could be used as a base for writing my own. I was just hoping that there was something already written -- and more importantly, accepted and tested -- to do what I want to do.
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