License

Most software is provided to users with a license which defines the limitations within which the user can make use of the software, sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA). This license will usually come in accompanying documentation, but may also be called up during the installation process with a dialog in which the user has to agree or disagree to accept the terms of the license.

The terms of licenses can be quite varied, from open source licenses which basically allow for free use of the software, to shareware licenses which require a post-usage payment after a certain period of time, to commercial licenses which a user tacitly agrees to by purchasing a piece of software. For examples of commercial licenses see the extensive list provided by Adobe. Creative Commons offers a useful tool for generating a CC license.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “License”

• Senator Kean Holds Press Conference to Highlight Gold Star Legislation

  
  New Jersey Senate Republicans — Authority: 470
  Bill Authorizes Gold Star License Plates for Parents of Soldiers Killed Overseas Senator Sean Kean stood with Gold Star families and representatives from military organizations at a press conference to highlight legislation he has sponsored in honor of New Jersey military families that would authorize a special ...
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• Windows 7 tool violates GPL; Microsoft will open source it

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 164
  After pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from its servers over reports that it might violate the GNU General Public License (GPL), Microsoft has decided to go open source with the tool.
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• Public Hearing Notice

  
  PortlandOnline — Authority: 166
  Public Review of initial Proposed Admin. Rules for Citys Utiilty Franchise Mgmt Program PDF Document, 92kb Category: Utility License Code
  6 hours ago

• Prepare for it: Software Licensing Revolution

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 444
  The need for entitlement-centric software license management is only going to get more intense in the future. read more
  7 hours ago

• Silver nixes new license plate fee

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 592
  From the NY Post : The controversial plan to require state motorists to spend $25 for new license plates they dont want appeared to be dead in the water last night. Gov. Paterson said yesterday that hes willing to reconsider the fees he wanted to charge for new retro blue-and-gold plates if lawmakers can come up ...
  7 hours ago

• Paterson reverses on plates

  
  Long Island Business News — Authority: 490
  The rallying cry of "no new plates" has apparently reached the ears of New Yorks top elected officials.Gov. David Paterson said on Sunday that he would drop support of a plan to require vehicle owners to pay for new license plates if state legislators work with him to find other ways to generate revenue.The license ...
  8 hours ago

• US: TN: Sunday alcohol in Decatur?

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://decaturdaily.com/detail/47599.html By Evan Belanger Council may have liquor referendum on citywide ballot if special election held next year The new year could bring an opportunity to vote on Sunday alcohol sales in Decatur, one city councilman says. Gary Hammon said Friday the council may set ...
  16 hours ago

• US: GA: Columbus businesswoman charged with alcohol violations at bridal shop

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/909892.html BY ALAN RIQUELMY A Columbus businesswoman has filed a complaint after her Saturday arrest on alleged alcohol violations at her bridal shop. Judy Wilkinson, 41, was handcuffed in front of about 25 customers around 2:30 p.m. Saturday ...
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• Business in India.

  
  News You Can't Use ! — Authority: 133
  I read this headline : SC stays winding up, merger proceedings of Subhiksha . It reminds me of something Arun Shourie revealed at a session recently — the average time required in India to wind up a business is around 15 years. Starting a business can be done at the click of a finger — around 9 months. I ...
  17 hours ago

• Download Backup4all 4.3 LE for Free

  
  Techno 360 — Authority: 427
  Ha! exams finished. I finished my exams yesterday,it has been almost 4 days away from Techno360, so we (team 360) are back and you can see full activity in this blog & our newly created forum(testing).Previously we shared promo’s for Backup4all 4.1& 4.2 lite editions, here is a free offer for it’s updated ...
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• Floom – Blinds Effect MooTools Slideshow

  
  WebAppers — Authority: 549
  Floom is a Blinds-effect MooTools Slideshow . There are two ways of setting Floom up. One is the object way, where you specify the image url and the caption using the key-value notation. The second one is by simply passing a element collection, ie. $$(#blinds img) , where the passed element has to be the actual ...
  17 hours ago

• A VALID FORM OF I.D.

  
  Theater Hopper — Authority: 125
  To read the rest of this comic please visit TheaterHopper.com First, I have to give a shout out to Jackson Ferrell over at This Week in Webcomics who gave me an idea too good to pass up for today’s comic. Last night, over Twitter , I talked about how I needed to brainstorm ideas for Monday’s comic and was ...
  17 hours ago

• FHA Expands Range Of Loan Offerings

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  FHA mortgages are not only being enhanced to make them more accessible and affordable to home buyers, they are also structured to serve the real estate needs of other groups. For example, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), working through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has a special program ...
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• Bobble Head Application Gets Approval

  
  Iccellphone — Authority: 149
  Remember the Google Voice application,personally I Apple should reconsider its approving apps policies. For example,the Bobble Rep-111th Congress Addition application,we suppose that the developers follow the license agreement.However,Apple does not allow ridiculing public figures.See the character in the image is ...
  18 hours ago

• Online Image Editors – Why To Use Them And 5 Amazing Ones For Designers

  
  WebResourcesDepot — Authority: 429
  Online image editors have evolved so much in the last few years & became very mature + functional for designers at every level. They generally offer a similar interface with the popular image editing softwares which lowers the learning curve so much. Almost all of them are Flash-based (no extra installations ...
  19 hours ago

• Harley Davidson License Plate Frame

  
  Your Harley D Site — Authority: 162
  No description for this product could be found, but have a look over at Amazon for reviews and other information. Buy Harley Davidson License Plate Frame at Amazon
  20 hours ago

• $25 Fee for New License Plates May Be Repealed

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  Upstate officials said the plan would impose an unfair burden in areas where people are without mass transit and must rely on cars.
  20 hours ago

• 7 Signs Your Date is Married: Search by Cell Phone Records

  
  Cell Phone Offers — Authority: 166
  When you need to find out how to catch a cheating spouse, the best way is to find out as soon as possible.cellular phone records, marriage license records, marriage records online, people search by cell phone number, search by cell phone
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• La Antigua Guatemala Sign Ordinances

  
  AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com — Authority: 470
  So, finally I have gotten a copy of La Antigua Guatemala’s sign ordinances. I received two legal-size pages with almost ineligible text on both sides (let’s call it the 100-generation photocopy effect) from El Consejo Nacional para la Protección de La Antigua Guatemala , CNPAG. Half guessing half deciphering, I ...
  21 hours ago

• 7 Signs Your Date is Married: Search by Cell Phone Records to Reveal His Secrets

  
  All Upcoming Stories — Authority: 168
  When you need to find out how to catch a cheating spouse, the best way is to find out as soon as possible.cellular phone records, marriage license records, marriage records online, people search by cell phone number, search by cell phone  read more » Original news source
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