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Wrong. You can sell Autohotkey for 1000000 dollars if you want. The catch is the source must be available for anyone and you can't stop others from selling it for 1 dollar or even giving it away for nothing.

i earned $250 ......................

My two cents: I'd include references to AutoHotkey in the documentation like this: "This program was written with AutoHotkey, a GPLed open source scripting language, and includes AutoHotkey code needed to execute the program. Source code for AutoHotkey can be found at: www.autohotkey.com/download"

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Hi,

This topic is quite difficult for me and I could not find the answer wherer I am free to implement AHK in commercial/corporate.
I emailed Chris and he stated that AutoHotkey is free for all uses, both commercial/corporate and private.
My purpose is to implement AHK to automate some accounting processes (basically copy/pase operations between Excel and SAP).
I will not receive any bonus/cash for creating AHK scripts.
The company will benefit from time saving.
So are we ok to use AKH ?
Thanks for your reply.

If you write the script yourself you are free to use it where and when you want whether or not your boss pays you for it or not. Many AutoHotkey-forum members use it in their daily work and save their employers lots of money.

This thread is about the situation where you write a script and compile it and then try to sell it like a regular (shareware) program for example, it does not seem to apply to your situation.

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Any script is independent software. Yo can specify any license for your own work. If someone uses Autohotkey to use your software, thats another story. Problem begins, if you compile your script into an executable. Then, in that case AutoHotkey is included in the exe alongside with your own script.
Whereas there is no problem with your script, there could (!, just could, thats why this discussion exist) be a problem with AutoHotkey. As it defines its own license.

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Hello again!

Thanks for your replies, really appreciate you help.
I use AutoScriptWriter to record mouse clicks and moves.
Then I adjust the script manually because sometimes it does not work as I intended. Then I convert .ahk to .exe file. and .exe files are launched from MS Excel.
Can I also consider recorded scripts as free software?

Thank you!

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html <--- GNU license

Autohotkey isfree both as in "free beer" and "free speech" as someone said.

You can use it in any way, and claim authorship (copyright) to any works you do with it. The only restriction is that you must not limit its' freedom (as in "free speech"). You can charge money for it and any programs/scripts derived from it, but the source must be free - open, available.

So, if you compile the scripts as .exe's, you probably should note it somewhere in the copyright (C) Pudelos. This software was made using Autohotkey, <link to autohotkey>.

That's how I understand it, and how I would use it if I were one day to make money off AHK programs/scripts.

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That's not quite accurate. The source of AutoHotkey must remain open. Scripts (even compiled) are considered separate - not derived - works, so the GPL does not apply unless the script's author wishes it to. This has probably been said more than once in this very thread.
You may even be required to distribute a copy of (or link to) the GPL and AutoHotkey source code, as compiled scripts essentially contain a copy of AutoHotkey. I've never seen anyone actually do this, though.

I did that Lexikos, for compiled and uncompiled scripts (because they was GNU GPL licensed too). There are so many violations to the GPL... Its not always easy to follow and most people did not read the full GPL text (I did that many times in English and German) or misunderstood. They simply do not read. Its a boring theme.

Reason why I switched to the New BSD license is, its easier to follow its terms, not because it is more free.

But to repeat myself, Lexikos and all others who said this in this topic: Your own script have its own license! Compiled or not compiled!

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With derived I meant "Created using", or "Spawned from". Might've been the wrong word, but it seems to be like I imagined it.

Thanks Tuncay and Lexikos. I'm sorry I couldn't find the answer more easely, but this is probably one of "those things" worth repeating.

I am only glad I won't HAVE TO reveal my source code - To me, that is freedom. Of course I would be willing to, but I am not forced to. Huge difference.

Now another interesting question, since like <5% of AHK users claim license for their work, is whether some standard applies when it comes to copyright, or you must actually inform of any desired type.

I read up on the "AHK standard procedure", that is "What people usually do and are happy with", just curious about the legal parts. Standard procedure, more or less:

Feel free to use & edit the code, but if you edit it: clearly state the original author and do not claim that the edit is the original version. Please do not redistrubute or charge money for without written permission.

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