![]() This is a tricky question, which depends on how unique the software is, and whether you expect outside people to be able to make a lot of significant contributions. Just make your alpha version commercial closed source license, all the usual terms (no copying etc.), just with a price of zero. ![]() If you are talking about 2 closed source licenses it's easy: If you own all the code, then you can re-release it under whatever license you want. But re-reading the question I see it's not clear whether it's closed source or open. For a reference for this, look at the OpenStreetMap license change and how long that is taking.Īnd what people will make of your license change is another matter, as another answer comments on.ĮDIT: I answered this as it relates to open source products. Depending on how may contributers you have, this could be hard. (You should have some sort of contributers agreement that covers this.) Therefore, to re-license it you will need their permission. What usually happens is that they own that code, and they contributed it under the current software license. The problem comes if someone has contributed patches to the project. ![]() If you own all the code, then you can re-release it under whatever license you want.
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