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Do I have to use GPL for my linux application? If yes, how not to legally?
I've written a linux application that interfaces with a lot of GPL software. My application is written in javascript/HTML/CSS/python and uses MariaDB on a CentOS 7 platform (it also uses jquery and a ...
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Open Source License that prohibits verbatim resale?
I was taking a look at this question here:
Open Source License that prevents re-selling
And it makes some good points on how open source is defined by its ability for resale...
However, I still ...
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Is there a name for when a sales team irresponsibly promises non-existent features? [closed]
It's a common issue to see a company's sales team promise new features in order to close a sale. Many times these new features are still in development or are still being designed. Sometimes features ...
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Can software licensed under GNU General Public License v3 be sold by the original author?
As I know, softwares licensed under the GNU GPL is totally free and not allowed for sale. However, today I found this program called Minitube and it is sold even though it is licensed under GPLv3. ...
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How do I pitch ASP.NET over PHP to a potential client? [closed]
I work at a Microsoft shop doing mainly web development.
We had a client who asked us to review (improve) the data model for his web app, but said that he wants to develop his app in PHP (he knows "a ...
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Can we price a software based on its lines count, language, technology and stuff like that? [closed]
Recently a friend of mine bought an inventory application from a vendor, who used an statement like "built based on 10000 lines of codes" as a marketing slogan to increase its market share. I've also ...
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best hosting structure to sell your app on a website
I'm considering trying to sell a small desktop application (I would be considered a one-man mISV, I guess?) at a price of about $20-$30 USD. I would distribute to customers by download only. I get ...
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How to sell your libraries?
If someone has created something like a DevExpress library, or Infragistics, Telerik, RavenDb etc., what's the easiest way to start selling it?
What are the required steps? Is there some rules for ...
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Charging for Open-Source
Is it viable to charge for an open-source product? Both legally and financially, it seems like a very strange thing to do. However, I keep hearing people say that it's possible. Are there even any ...
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Customer buys software for function it cannot do and then complains. How to resolve? [closed]
I have come across this several times when selling a prepackaged solution.
Customer buys the package, which clearly sets out that it can do XYZ, but the customer wanted it to do ABC.
The ...
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What problems should I be aware of when franchising my code?
I provide a web service using a site and recently I got a proposal for franchising that service to another company.
The problems come when they want all my code to run in their servers. I understand ...
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is there an “app store” for regular pc apps? [closed]
I have written an app for the computer in java, but i don't want to give it out for free. I only want to charge somewhere between $0.99 - $2.99, is there a website that i can upload it to, to do this ...
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Licenses that allows distributing an application without the source
Let's say I'm planning to sell a .NET application in my website. If I need to use a library A (a reference to the compiled assembly, not the source code)...
Under which license could be A so I can do ...
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is it possible to sell a web site
There might be a situation where one of my clients won't pay for the web site that I've made. So I am wondering if it is possible to sell a web site? It is an internet shop, so there is no content ...
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Anyone had success with selling source code, at sites like code canyon? [closed]
Recently I came across two sites that help programmers sell source code - binpress and codecanyon. Anyone have experience/success with sites like these?
Would you use them again? What was good about ...
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