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- Category: Computer
- Author: Andrew M. St. Laurent
- Pages: 224 pages
- Size: HTML
Read and download free eBook intituled Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing in format PDF – 224 pages created by Andrew M. St. Laurent.
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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