License for freeware but closed source application

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I have developed a simple application which I want to put release for free but I'm not planning releasing the source code. I want the application to be freely available but I do not want anyone to sell it or reverse engineer it. MIT License looks simple and nice but it also allows anyone to sell it. Is there any license out there suitable for me or should I just modify MIT License?

Best Answer

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

The creative commons licenses were not intended for open source software in particular, but can be applicable to software still - and for such purposes. In essence your freeware program would be a work of art that you want to be shared freely. And the -noncommercial tag as well as the -noderivatives rule would match your intent.

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, only allowing others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.

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