Is there an open-source single-project-use license?
I'm currently planning a project of mine that (when finished) might be of interest to others. Therefore it seems sensible to put it under some open-source license.
But to be true, I don't like those licenses for anything that is bigger than a proof-of-concept...
My problem with those licenses is mainly that everyone can use the code to create something I didn't want it to be, or just forking it and therefore making 100 products out of one. For some people that is what open-source is all about but it isn't. That would be free software, and I'm no supporter of this (Richard Stallman is just too ugly ;) ).
What I expect of an open-source license:
The license that I want should allow everyone to use the software in binary form just as they want (even commercially). One might change the source however they want, but they are only allowed to:
- Publish the patches
- Send the patches to the original project
But one should not be allowed to distribute modified binaries or the whole project with modified sources.
Maybe this sounds strange to you, but this is just what I want. If anybody knows of a professional written license that does what I want please comment! Thanks!


