Software Licensing Questions
Just had an experience in my startup about a customer in my software start up. I develop server based software products for the past year and have a few customers for the same. A new customer came...
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Having a web site that may contain source code posted by users, I am in need of a completely obligation free license, and a statement by which users agree code posted by them is allowed to be...
120 points
I have yet to go public with my SaaS startup, and am considering releasing it under an open-source license. Below are some thoughts I've collated in answer to this question: No As competitors...
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Someone wants to purchase software that I've written. Is giving him a royalty free, exclusive world-wide license the same as selling the software? If not what are the differences?
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How is the typical OEM licensing payment term? For example if another party want to buy 50 licenses, do they need to pay in full amount ? or some percentage in initial agreement and the remaining...
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What we are doing at the moment is asking companies how many users they have on site and charging them per user, and then emailing them the extension. The problem is that there is currently...
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This question is sort of a follow up to: Creating non-profit startup from open-source software project Selling using the honor system Basically, I'm selling software on the honor system for $5 to...
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Let me be the first to play the part of Mr Obvious and state that any DRM can be broken. (I expect the usual amount of upvotes for that) Now, what are the pros of offering a software without...
206 points
I have developed a portable C++ software library. I would like to discuss how to license that software (license models). Consider that the library price would be < 5.000 EUR and that it can be...
21 points
Here's the model I am thinking of right now: Total cost to buyer = (number of seats ) X (partial 3rd party license cost + app development cost + 1 year support & updates). Number of Seats...
644 points
Well, I have an idea, which I think it is very cool, and also have potential to package as a service. But it is only the idea, I need a product or service to make a living or earning cash flow,...
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We are having a good idea for a software product. Since its complexity surpasses the capacities for a one man army or perhaps of a small software team, it will be necessary to outsource software...
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the idea is simple. How to execute, i don't know. I have an idea for a software. Very good and simple idea, and I think it's simple to execute too. This software can bring to life a new company. I...
133 points
I am developing software that will be useful during search engine optimisation of a website. This software is a desktop java application. I have heard that (specifically) Java applications can...
18 points
everyone I am developing phone apps and would like to introduce them on AppWorld, and later on, sell them on another platforms too. Since I'm a new developer, I need your help. How do you guys...
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I have an idea for productivity software that would be very beneficial to my current company (and to me in my current role). My current role involves no software development at all (I'm working for...
289 points
I am about to send an invoice/purchase order for a company to lease our software for a year. Both companies are in NY - must I charge sales tax and if so, how much? A pointer to the appropriate...
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Not that I have any reason to suspect that this would happen, but to be diligent, I need some advice on this. I have been invited on board with a promising new Software as a Service web project,...
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