[WalterBright]

> in your home

That's why I mentioned "distribute".

> without a license

I don't know any software engineers who have a license, or that a permit is required, or government approval of any sort.

You can bake cookies for yourself all you want, no problem. Try and sell them, and you need to get permits, inspections, etc. Try and cut hair, you need a license.

[y4mi]

licenses such as LPIC and its windows equivalents hold a surprising significance in (dev-)ops. and the java certificate is often a requirement from what i've seen on my job hunts.

i admit that i can't say anything beyond this though.

[WalterBright]

Those are not licenses, as in they are not required by law for anything. I wrote a commercial Java compiler a while back for Symantec, and no permits nor license nor review whatsoever was required by the government to do it.

As for running my own software business, my only involvement with the government is registering the business and paying the taxes.