Licenses, which one to select?

[vgvgf]

I want to release the first demo of my project RPGAE, but I have a great dilemma... I don't know which license to choose. I want a license that allows the users to use free RPGAE, allows them to redistribute it(always free), but not allow them to edit/decompile/reverse engineering/and so on things of it. Which license would you recommend(From the most standard and known ones)?

 

[Tohsaka]

Well, since most of the standard and known ones are open-source licenses- I suggest you either open source it, or write your own license.

 

[vgvgf]

Well, since most of the standard and known ones are open-source licenses- I suggest you either open source it, or write your own license.

That's a problem, I don't want to open source it (yet maybe), and I don't know how to make a good license.

 

[Tohsaka]

If you have some money, you can always get a lawyer that specializes in license agreements. That's what all the software companies do to get their licenses made.

Of course, you can always take an existing licenses (one of the Open Source ones) and modify it. Zeriab, for example uses one of the GPL licenses and adds a claus on attribution in it.

You might want to check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Public_License
Apparently, the license isn't favored since it does not allow for distribution of code.

 

[Mundane]

Visit the Creative Commons website. They have a little wizard that will build you a nice license.

 

[vgvgf]

Well, I found a good license at creative commons with the wizard, so thanks Tangerine Man, and also Cocoa.