What should I license my plugin as?

I'm in the process of creating a plugin and a friend told me to license it before I distribute it but I'm not sure which license should I pick.

 

DjFlybeat All rights reserved will do.

 

DjFlybeat
There are plenty of licenses to choose from, I personally use the GPL license, which means people are allowed to redistribute it in free files. This site might help:

http://choosealicense.com/

 

DjFlybeat Googlelover1234 GNU? http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

 

Could I create a custom license? If not I need a license that allows people to redistribute my work but can not modify it.

Thank you

 

Funergy Yes, that was what I meant, not GPL. Derp.

 

Googlelover1234 Funergy
Just to confirm, does this license prevent people from modifying my work?

 

DjFlybeat YES!

 

The GPL permits modifications and derivative works.

 

LokiChaos I liek yor profil pic xppppp

 

No, you meant GPL, not GNU
GNU = GNU's not U
nix (Operating system)
GPL = GNU Public License

IANAL but GPL won't do you good for this. GPL allows people to redistribute and modify. GPL is a 'Free Software' license meaning anyone can do whatever they want with your software. In your case, you'd probably just want a custom license that states something to the effect of 'You may redistribute, but not modify this software'.

Edit: You may also be interested in this. Just add any clauses you want (like 'You are not permitted to modify')

 

ROTN

Don't bother, OP isn't coming back, and Funergy 's completely and utterly wrong answer is the one he got.

I'll enjoy modifying and redistributing his plugin.

 

mythbusterma oh fluck
Why does it say on the website this then?

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE​

 

Funergy

I was saying that the entire point of GPL is that people can create and redistribute the work....not saying that the GPL license wasn't created by the GNU Project, which it most certainly was.

 

mythbusterma So was I wrong with my GNU license that I gave him. because it says this
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

And this is what he wanted

 

Can't change the license document, modification of the work however, is the spirit of the license. Do more fact checking in the future.

 

mythbusterma . have you seen the post I tagged you?
if yes. thankyou