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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• Getting Your Real Estate License Posted By: Dannie Jensen

  
  Fisher Funding — Authority: 157
  Real estate brokering is known as a very lucrative business and a lot of people are working as real estate agents throughout the nation. Not only are they making good money, they are also contributing to the society in a way i.e. by helping the sellers in selling their property and at the same time helping the buyers ...
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• World’s first flying car may soar the skies by 2011

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Washington, November 14 (ANI): If US company Terrafugia has its way, the world’s first road-registered, air-worthy, flying car could be on the highways and in the skies by the year 2011.The firm’s new vehicle is called the Transition Roadable Aircraft.Personal aircraft have been on Terrafugia’s drawing boards ...
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• Simply Butons v2 with Javascript Enhancements

  
  WebAppers — Authority: 539
  p51Labs came up with the Simply-Buttons v2 . Buttons auto resize itself to fit text. There are 3 states: Inactive, Active, and Hover. They look and behave the same way in every browser and operating system. However, the caveats are the outlines on the buttons, the text is selectable. And These buttons are not ...
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• Run Browsers From Web: Browser Sandbox

  
  WebResourcesDepot — Authority: 429
  Browser Sandbox is an online platform which makes launching various browser versions possible . It requires an installation of a plugin & can run: IE6-7-8 Firefox 2-3-3.5 Apple Safari 3-4 Opera 9-10 Google Chrome The platform is definitely a gold mine for making cross-browser tests ...
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• New York’s New Required License Plate

  
  AutoBrag Blog — Authority: 151
  NY State rolled out a new license plate redesign that will be required for pretty much all vehicles, new and old, starting next year. The “ Empire Gold ” license plate, in gold with dark blue lettering, will replace the current white plate with the Niagara falls and city skyline elements and the cost will be ...
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• Switzerland Continues To Fight Google Street View; Takes Google ...

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  A few months ago, when Google launched its "Street View" tool in Switzerland, the government got upset and told Google to take the site down because it violated peoples privacy. This was despite the fact that Google had been discussing the project with the government and put in place multiple privacy safeguards, ...
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• Dr. Ben Ramaley: Fertility Doctor Accused Of Using Own Sperm To Artificially Inseminate Woman

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 459
  Dr. Ben Ramaley, a Greenwich, Connecticut fertility doctor stands accused of not only impregnating a patient with the wrong man’s sperm , but –in a shocking twist– using his own instead. The prominent doctor was supposed to artificially inseminate an unidentified woman with her husband’s sperm after they first ...
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• Egyptian security arrests Christian for praying at home

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 134
  On October 24, 2009 Egyptian State Security recently arrested a Christian Copt in the village of Deir Samalout, Samalout, Minia province, for praying “without a license,” reports Jeremy Reynalds, correspondent for ASSIST News Service.The incident occurred on Oct. 24 2009.According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih of ...
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• CDL Driver Education Materials

  
  PortlandOnline — Authority: 166
  Revised 3/30/09; Adopted 7/8/09 PDF Document, 240kb Category: Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Information
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• The Old Is New Again

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  New Yorks license plate gets a retro look -- but some arent so sure that its a reminder of happier days.
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• The Old Is New Again

  
  City Room — Authority: 799
  New Yorks license plate gets a retro look -- but some arent so sure that its a reminder of happier days.
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• MacLean Pushes Business Registration

  
  Mission Viejo Dispatch — Authority: 134
     Mission Viejo has always been proud of its business-friendly policy of not requiring business registration or licensing.  Mayor Ury summarized that feeling at the last council meeting while talking about the opening of Farrell’s and Microsoft at the Mall. He stated, “And we’re very excited in Mission ...
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• License request day: Otoyomegatari

  
  Precocious Curmudgeon — Authority: 496
  In Tuesday’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week , Kai-Ming Cha spoke to CMX’s Jim Chadwick about the imminent conclusion of Kaoru Mori’s lovely Emma . It’s a nice appreciation of the series, and I’m pleased to hear that the title “has been CMX’s most popular seller, having gone back to print numerous ...
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• MS Office Version 2010 Beta Leaked Version – Free Download !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 439
  Microsoft is widely expected for its release of the updated test version at next week’s Professional Developer Conference in Los Angels. Sources from Microsoft say that, it will have a beta version of Office 2010 this month and guarantees the release of the beta. Moreover, the beta version is an update to the ...
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• Former Truck Drivers - Refresh Your Commercial Drivers License And Come On Back

  
  ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools — Authority: 128
  There is a lot of hidden talent in the US today with many former truck drivers either not working or working at non-driving jobs. Many of those drivers have let their commercial drivers license lapse as well so they have written off ever returning to the industry. Perhaps it’s time for a rethink. Times have [...]
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• Computer and cell phone users targeted for radio, TV license fees

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 449
  Swiss TV news on computer Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland’s federal communications office (Ofcom) director, Martin Dumermuth, told the Berner Zeitung newspaper Thursday that he plans to propose in January a change to the current license fee regulations. Owners of television sets and radios are ...
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• Quick Updates: Super Troopers 2 Progress, Brian Cox is Back & Updates on Paramount Projects

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  Fans of Broken Lizard’s Super Troopers will be glad to know that things are moving along nicely for a sequel. According to Movie Cultists , they have independent financing and are looking to make a deal with Fox as well. Steve Lemme describes the situation as follows: We’re like, three drafts into it. ...
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• UK: Accrington store loses alcohol licence

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 155
  Link: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4735463.Accrington_store_loses_alcohol_licence/?ref=rss By David Watkinson Accrington store loses alcohol licence A SHOP accused of contributing to a rise in anti-social behaviour has been stripped of its alcohol licence. The Heywood Road Off licence, in ...
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• Australia: RUDD MUST FOLLOW VICS LEAD ON OUR $16b ALCOHOL TOLL

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 155
  Link: http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=16255:rudd-must-follow-vics-lead-on-our-16b-alcohol-toll&catid;=173:drink-container-recycling-just-do-it&Itemid;=316 Kevin Rudd should follow the lead of Victoria and introduce national laws to crack down on party ...
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