I'm new to this Open Source things...

1.) I made the program, then someone came at get my program, and RENAMED the name of my program, and redistribute it saying that its HIS work. Do I have any protection from these?

2.) What are these licenses (like the GPL)? What's the difference between giving the program with the source code, and saying, "Hey! I got a program for all of you guys, you change, edit, or do whatever you want", and the difference between having a license?

3.) What do I need to do to obtain a license? (like GPL)

: I'm new to this Open Source things...
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: 1.) I made the program, then someone came at get my program, and RENAMED the name of my program, and redistribute it saying that its HIS work. Do I have any protection from these?
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: 2.) What are these licenses (like the GPL)? What's the difference between giving the program with the source code, and saying, "Hey! I got a program for all of you guys, you change, edit, or do whatever you want", and the difference between having a license?
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: 3.) What do I need to do to obtain a license? (like GPL)
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I'm far from an expert, but to answear number 2, it's really the same thing, except that they cannot do like in number 1 and some other things listed in the license.

Search for GPL on the web and you'll find it.

Happy coding wishes
the one and only
Niklas Ulvinge aka IDK

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: I'm far from an expert, but to answear number 2, it's really the same thing, except that they cannot do like in number 1 and some other things listed in the license.
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: Search for GPL on the web and you'll find it.
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: Happy coding wishes
: the one and only
: Niklas Ulvinge aka IDK
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Ahhhh... so if I have that license, no one can just "barge" into my source code and steal it and consider as theirs...

Thanks man! ^_^