A good example of copyleft licensing is Bash (the default terminal prompt on manyLinux distros), which is distributed with a GNU GPL license. This prohibits software that includes Bash from being used commercially in any closed-source product. You're free to make money with a product using Ba...
Open source software: Motivation and restrictive licensing. International Economics and Economic Policy 4(2) 209-225.Fershtman, C., Gandal, N. (2007): Open Source Software: Motivation and Restrictive Licensing. International Economics and Economic Policy 4(2), p. 209-225....
Open Source Software Required notices for open source software products or components distributed in the Netra Server X5-2 are identified in this section along with the applicable licensing information. Additional notices and/or licenses may be found in the included documentation or readme files of ...
This article reduces the fear-uncertainty-doubt factor by clarifying the legal issues associated with open source licensing. 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 ...
Enforceability of free/open source software licensing terms: A critical review of the global Case - Law Free/Open source software (FOSS) undoubtedly constitutes a unique movement that has reformed the basic marketing standards of the IT industry. The drafters... BTK Tsingos 被引量: 0发表: 0年...
# Firestorm Development Open-Source License _Version 0.1_ This software is licensed under the Firestorm Development Open-Source License, which is a dual-licensing under the BSD and MIT license. Pursuant to these terms, you may use this softwar...
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing豆瓣评分:0.0 简介:If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers be
See what the popular copyleft open source software license GPL v2 requires, allows, and prohibits of users.
Open source software is source code made available to the public, allowing anyone to view, modify, and distribute the software.
While open source products can spare companies the licensing cost, they can incur other costs—typically for network integration, end-user and IT support, and other services usually included with proprietary software. Still, many organizations consider enterprise open source software to be at least as...