Every now and then I publish some source code/sample/snippet, etc in my blog and I’d like people to download and use it freely But I’d want my contact info remain in the files’ headers wherever my code is used. Something like:
/* My super cool open source thingy
* Copyright (C) 2010 Kamyar Paykhan
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it. But you MAY NOT delete this header information including
* software author, website and this agreement.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*
*/
But since I’m not a native english-speaker, I’d appreciate if anyone shows a good template with proper phrases.
P.S. I’m not really interested in licensing my codes under GNU, MIT and prefer a REAL simple custom license with a few lines.
Creative Commons has a tool to help you pick a license based on your needs. You put a short mention of the license in your code and refer them to the full license.