Someone I know asked me for a favour. They made an agreement with a software firm for some custom software for basically inventory on a web interface, generic DB+webserver. They need me to do updates to it as a favour.

It’s handoff time. The guys are giving him some trouble. I let them know if I need to do maintainence and whatnot, I need the source code. The guys are saying no. I recommended we use a licence that basically says “Buyer can modify the software and source code, but not distrobute it. Creator can distrobute the software and whatever they want”.

I’ve looked around, and I saw recommendations for :

  • source code escrow
  • internal-use license
  • Modified Source Code License
  • custom Restricted Source Code License
  • internal modification only licence

anyone have recommendations of specific licences?

  • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 hours ago

    There are plenty of licenses out there that would work

    I know there are plenty, that’s why I’m asking for specific recommendations.

    That said, my limitted experiences with similar situations never involved an insider I was close with, so I mean it when I say I wish you the best of luck.

    thanks for the well wishes.