WinterWeaver
May 11th, 2009, 02:32 PM
I have written a django application for adding streaming video to small websites.
Now, I want to make it freely available under a open source license and give everyone the chance to use it and contribute to it. Unfortunately I do not have much experience or knowledge on this, and I noticed that there are many out there to choose from, hence this thread.
Let me explain what I want the licence to provide.
Firstly, I want people to be able to freely distribute the app.
Secondly, and there may be some discussion on this matter, I cannot decide whether I want a licence that forces people to make definitive works open source/free. I dont like the idea of forcing them. In other words, if some company makes a derivative work, they should be free to decide if they want to close the source, or make it available again. What do you guys think?
Thirdly, because the applicaiton is a Django application, how would I know if the licence of my choice will be compatible with django's (or python even) licensing model?
I would be greatfull for any input :)
Thanks,
WW
Now, I want to make it freely available under a open source license and give everyone the chance to use it and contribute to it. Unfortunately I do not have much experience or knowledge on this, and I noticed that there are many out there to choose from, hence this thread.
Let me explain what I want the licence to provide.
Firstly, I want people to be able to freely distribute the app.
Secondly, and there may be some discussion on this matter, I cannot decide whether I want a licence that forces people to make definitive works open source/free. I dont like the idea of forcing them. In other words, if some company makes a derivative work, they should be free to decide if they want to close the source, or make it available again. What do you guys think?
Thirdly, because the applicaiton is a Django application, how would I know if the licence of my choice will be compatible with django's (or python even) licensing model?
I would be greatfull for any input :)
Thanks,
WW