Question on License Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5

Hello there,

Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5 is ready to release just in a few days. As I 
want to change the license, but have low knowledge on this I have
a question.
In general I know there are many license types available (gpl, lgpl, mpl 
and others). The problem is I don't know which one to choose. What I'm 
willing to do is following:

- Free binary copy and distribution from other partys are welcome. To
   distribute the sources in same archive isn't required.

- Using the binary distribution should be free for personal use. For
   business use, a customer should make an agreement with me.

- If third party software uses parts from Harddisk Manager or the entire
   program their software don't go to same license as Harddisk Manager is
   (not like GPL).

- Manipulating the binary distribution is prohibited.

- As long as I maintain the sources the source copyright is mine.

- If I loose further interest to maintain the source, or just choose
   doing so, the entire sources goes to opensource.
   In this case it should be allowed to modify and extend the program
   sources.
   The modyfied source files will go to same license like Harddisk
   Manager sources are and must be available somewhere for free. I must
   be informed about the availability of modified sources.
   Binarys build from the modified sources or from Harddisk Manager
   original open sources are free for personal and business use.

Bye

Hi Frank,

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:47:37 UTC, Anakor Himmelsl„ufer <anakor@snafu.de>
wrote:

> Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5 is ready to release just in a few days. As I 
> want to change the license, but have low knowledge on this I have
> a question.
> In general I know there are many license types available (gpl, lgpl, mpl 
> and others). The problem is I don't know which one to choose. What I'm 
> willing to do is following:
  
<details snipped>

If you want these specific conditions, you need to create your own license :-)
AFAIK, there is no existing license that closely matches what you want. 
(allthough mpl (mozilla) is probably the best of the three you mention)

Regards, JvW

-- 

Jan van Wijk wrote:
> Hi Frank,
> 
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:47:37 UTC, Anakor Himmelsl„ufer
<anakor@snafu.de> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5 is ready to release just in a few days. As I 
>>want to change the license, but have low knowledge on this I have
>>a question.
>>In general I know there are many license types available (gpl, lgpl, mpl

>>and others). The problem is I don't know which one to choose. What I'm 
>>willing to do is following:
> 
>   
> <details snipped>
> 
> If you want these specific conditions, you need to create your own license
:-)
> AFAIK, there is no existing license that closely matches what you want. 
> (allthough mpl (mozilla) is probably the best of the three you mention)
> 
> Regards, JvW
> 
Hi Jan,

someone emailed me I should split between the binary and source 
distribution or the closed and opensource status. Possibly a double 
license works here.

If I go the first way the source has another license than the binary 
distribution. Don't know if that works.

On the second path the distribution become gpl when I stop developement,
befor that appies it is some kind of freeware. Don't know which license.

I will take a closer look at mpl as you mentioned, thanks for reply.

Bye

Anakor Himmelsläufer schrieb:
> Hello there,
> 
> Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5 is ready to release just in a few days. As I 
> want to change the license, but have low knowledge on this I have
> a question.
> In general I know there are many license types available (gpl, lgpl, mpl 
> and others). The problem is I don't know which one to choose. What I'm 
> willing to do is following:
> 
> - Free binary copy and distribution from other partys are welcome. To
>   distribute the sources in same archive isn't required.
> 
> - Using the binary distribution should be free for personal use. For
>   business use, a customer should make an agreement with me.
> 
> - If third party software uses parts from Harddisk Manager or the entire
>   program their software don't go to same license as Harddisk Manager is
>   (not like GPL).
> 
> - Manipulating the binary distribution is prohibited.
> 
> - As long as I maintain the sources the source copyright is mine.
> 
> - If I loose further interest to maintain the source, or just choose
>   doing so, the entire sources goes to opensource.
>   In this case it should be allowed to modify and extend the program
>   sources.
>   The modyfied source files will go to same license like Harddisk
>   Manager sources are and must be available somewhere for free. I must
>   be informed about the availability of modified sources.
>   Binarys build from the modified sources or from Harddisk Manager
>   original open sources are free for personal and business use.
> 
> Bye
> 
> Frank

Hello Frank,

there is an other senario to think about.

How is the source code stored?

Is it save for hardware brake down, fire and so on.

What in case of an accident to the author ?


This is important for key componets / moduls of a system.

kind regards

Rainer

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:47:37 UTC, Anakor Himmelsläufer 
<anakor@snafu.de> wrote:

> Hello there,
> 
> Harddisk Manager v. 1.1.5 is ready to release just in a few days. As I 
> want to change the license, but have low knowledge on this I have
> a question.
> In general I know there are many license types available (gpl, lgpl, mpl 
> and others). The problem is I don't know which one to choose. What I'm 
> willing to do is following:

Build your own license holding anything you likes from one or more 
licenses you know and modify that to hold the following:
 
> - Free binary copy and distribution from other partys are welcome. To
>    distribute the sources in same archive isn't required.
> 
> - Using the binary distribution should be free for personal use. For
>    business use, a customer should make an agreement with me.

where dows you see a difference between personal and business use? Is 
using the unchanged distribution on an computer that is used in an 
bureau business use?
Or does you mean that selling the product (together with something 
else) is business use? Or what else?
 
> - If third party software uses parts from Harddisk Manager or the entire
>    program their software don't go to same license as Harddisk Manager is
>    (not like GPL).
> 
> - Manipulating the binary distribution is prohibited.
> 
> - As long as I maintain the sources the source copyright is mine.

Disallows that to modify the source and develop it?
 
> - If I loose further interest to maintain the source, or just choose
>    doing so, the entire sources goes to opensource.
>    In this case it should be allowed to modify and extend the program
>    sources.

In what circumstances is visible that you have loosen interest? Get 
more specific here. So it is like an elastic band one can interpret as
one likes.

>    The modyfied source files will go to same license like Harddisk
>    Manager sources are and must be available somewhere for free. I must
>    be informed about the availability of modified sources.
>    Binarys build from the modified sources or from Harddisk Manager
>    original open sources are free for personal and business use.

When I understund right what you says above you means:
- The published sources are only an external backup.
  Nobody has the rights to change them in any case
  unil it is clear that I have loosen any interest to work on it.
- Whenever you have an idea to change something you have
  to contact me and submit it to me. I will decide
  to make the changes you suggest or not.
- You can use the unmodified binaries for free.
- You have to distribute the unmodified binary package for free
  when you likes to distribute it.
- It is strictly forbiddern to modify the binaries.
- You have to get an agreement with me to include the
  binaries complete or partially for use in/with commercial
  products.
- This license will loose its validity and gets changed to
  GPL <or any other you likes> when it is clear that I have
  loosen any interest on that project. This is 
  - I declare publicity that this license gets replaced
    with GPL <or other>.
  - I develop a version with an license that says so.
  - I do not react to any question belonging to this product
    for at least 1 year and there is no newer version available.

-- 
Tschau/Bye
Herbert

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