What license (eg. BSD, GPL, etc) can I use for an open source app that can be used commerically, for free?

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Published on 2011-01-30T23:10:56Z Indexed on 2011/01/30 23:25 UTC
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Hi folks,

I've got an application on Codeplex. It's based on some other free open source code which comes with a BSD license.

As such, people keep asking if they can use my open source code/library in their commercial apps.

I want them to be able to, provided they give credit to the source app (the project which i based my code, from .. and that has the BSD license) and also my code.

They can take my code and do whatever (fork it, etc).. Just make sure they give credit, of course.

So - what license could I use? Currently, I've set it to be GPL .. so is that ok?

NOTE: Yes yes, I know that any answers are not from a lawyer and it's just all personal thoughts and I need to consult a special lawyer if I want some professional advice, etc. etc. I'm happy to take that risk, here.

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