open source softwareFree/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) has been lately on the focus of the software community in the attempt to provide wide access to software resources and promote their distribution. Open software resources may be linked directly or indirectly with more than one open source...
The BSD family of open source software licenses has a long history. The first version was created at UC Berkeley in 1980 to accompany the university’s new UNIX-based operating system, the Berkeley Software Distribution, or BSD OS. This initial version, known as the 4-Clause BSD license, ...
In fact, its creator, the ISC, no longer uses it for their open source software, selecting the Mozilla Public License 2.0 instead. So, why is this open source license less popular than the rest of its permissive license cohort, and why might some projects still choose it? We’ll get ...
Licenses for Open-Source Software Included in Cisco Unity Connection Release 7.x Revised May 29, 2009 This document provides licensing information for the open-source software included in Cisco Unity Connection Release 7.x. (Licensing information for the open-source software included in Cisco Unified...
Open Source Used In Cisco Unity Connection 12.0(1) This document contains licenses and notices for open source software used in this product. With respect to the free/open source software listed in this document, if you have any questions or wish to receive a copy of any source code to whi...
What are low-, medium-, and high-risk open source licenses? How to manage open source license risk in the software supply chain If your business is planning or involved with an M&A Subscribe Required Fields* * Email Address: * Country: ...
Reuse is not a matter for debate with proprietary software. When developers produce software in-house, they create a piece of intellectual property that is guarded through the restrictions of a commercial license. But as the industry evolves and adopts open source software, including as small...
In most ways, open source licenses are just like any other license to software. With an understanding of how intellectual property laws work and how software is built, one reads the license agreement to determine what a licensee can and cannot do, what the licensee must or must not do, ...
First of all: I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. In case of doubt, please refer to the actual text of the licenses I am talking about, and to your legal counselor. All open-source software, according to the Open Source Initiative, is distributed under a license that gi...
The open source software in this product is offered without any warranty, including but not limited to the general usability or fitness for a particular purpose. Components Activity 1.0.0 : Apache License 2.0 Activity 1.1.0 : Apache License 2.0 ...