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Thanks Jeff! But isn't there an existing open source license model that contemplate this case? Involving lawyers would surely kill the project, as the develop

• jeffmould 11y ago
  You can probably find a software license fairly easy on Google or try RocketLawyer. I can't emphasize enough though, to have an attorney review anything prior to signing. A few hundred now, can save you thousands down the road. It sounds like the company you are trying to work with knows this and is insisting on a licensing agreement. Why not have them write up an agreement, and you pay an attorney to review it for you. That shouldn't cost you more than several hundred dollars. I am not sure I understand why you think it will "kill the project". There are really only two reasons you would think that. First is you are afraid of the cost, and any cost alone would kill the project. The other reason is that the type of project and agreement is so confusing and one-off that any formal agreement is impossible, in which case I would seriously reconsider the project itself.
  • alelordelo 11y ago
    jeff, sorry if I didn't make myself clear... The company itself don't want to go bureaucratic and involve lawyers into this. They want something like a standard open source license, were we can just copy and paste into a file on a Github private repo.
    • jeffmould 11y ago
      Got ya. Without knowing all the details, it really sounds kind of shady not wanting to have a licensing agreement that is reviewed by attorneys. I would be a little skeptical.