Understanding Open Source Licensing
Tejas Barot — Thu, 02/02/2012 - 20:15
Hello,
Open Source software generally rely on content licensing, the terms
of which can be baffling for many. In this article, we demystify the
major licenses from an enterprise perspective
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In works licensed under an open source license, anyone is permitted to modify and redistribute, as long as a given set of criterion are met. But, that's the simple definition. Life in the open source licensing world is much more complex than that. Before going any further, let us catch a glimpse of what an open source license means and what are its associated caveats. Strictly speaking, an open source license must comply with the definition specified by Open Source Initiative,
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