I almost finished working on a useful (at least in my opinion) JavaScript plugin. Having seen and used many JavaScript packages, both freely licensed (JQuery, YUI, etc.) and partially or fully commercially licensed, I’m not sure what other factors dictate which license I should publish myself and how to support the plugin.
Some background information about my JavaScript plugin:
- A similar audience and size / influence of the plugin on addthis.com , although a bit more niche. However, my plugin does not provide any analytics.
- Uses jQueryUI for the user interface, can be expanded using theme components, etc.
- There are no other similar tools (at least it has become popular).
- It can be easily integrated into the website.
Questions I have:
- Should I run a dedicated site for the plugin or use something similar to Google groups? Can a dedicated website bring more fun?
- Would a Creative Commons Non-commercial license be a suitable license, given that I am a young developer, and perhaps building a reputation is more important than the happiness of my bank managers?
These are two big questions that puzzled me for a while, and I do not know anyone who was in a similar situation :(
Thanks for any advice.
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