Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing: Guide to Navigating Licensing Issues in Existing & New Software"O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2004. gada 16. aug. - 208 lappuses 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 believe in releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so because they're concerned about losing control over their software. Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion.Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing helps you make sense of the different options available to you. This concise guide focuses on annotated licenses, offering an in-depth explanation of how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. Written in clear language that you don't have to be a lawyer to understand, the book answers such questions as: What rights am I giving up? How will my use of OS/FS licensing affect future users or future developers? Does a particular use of this software--such as combining it with proprietary software--leave me vulnerable to lawsuits?Following a quick look at copyright law, contracts, and the definition of "open source," the book tackles the spectrum of licensing, including:
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... documentation files ( the “ Software ” ) , to deal in the Software without restriction , including without limitation the rights to use , copy , modify , 14 merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,. The ...
... documentation and / or other materials provided with the distribution . Neither the name of the < ORGANIZATION > nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific ...
... documentation and/or other materi- als provided with the distribution. The copyright notice, the clause introducing the limitations on distribution, and the first two limitations are substantially identical to those in the BSD License ...
... documentation source , and configuration files . This definition is a slightly more expansive form of the term " source code , ” expanded to include documentation , source , and configuration , including all infor- mation necessary or ...
... documentation, and conversions to other media types. This definition is also a more expansive form of what is generally referred to as the executable form of code, compiled so that, when run, the code performs a function or functions ...
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Qt Artistic and Creative Commons Licenses | 85 |
NonOpen Source Licenses | 114 |
Legal Impacts of Open Source and Free Software Licensing | 147 |
Software Development Using Open Source and Free Software Licenses | 164 |
Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs License | 179 |
Index | 185 |
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Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing: Guide to Navigating ... Andrew M. St. Laurent Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2004 |
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing Andrew M. St. Laurent Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2004 |