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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... the Book, eMatter Edition 1 This does not mean, of course, that the creator of. Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. Open Source Licensing, Contract, and Copyright Law Basic Principles of Copyright Law.
... mean, of course, that the creator of this drawing has a monopoly on the depiction of dogs. Copyright law does not protect any particular idea. Rather, copyright protects only the expression of that idea. The creator of the dog drawing ...
... means that those people who receive copies of these works must themselves be able to redistribute the original and to make derivative works from the original , subject only to the limitation that they allow others to do the same . This ...
... mean access to the source code . The distribution terms of open - source software must comply with the following ... means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost - preferably , downloading via ...
... means to have a warranty asso- ciated with or implied by the acquisition of a particular work. The most obvious form of warranty is an express warranty. If upon the sale of a particular item, the seller explicitly states to the buyer ...
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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 |