Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing Guide to Navigating Licensing Issues in Existing and New Software

Name: Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing Guide to Navigating Licensing Issues in Existing and New Software
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ISBN: 9780596005818

ISBN-10: 0596005814

ISBN-13: 9780596005818

Edition: 2004 (Annotated)

Authors: Andrew M. St. Laurent

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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…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 207
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.17" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface



Open Source Licensing, Contract, and Copyright Law


Basic Principles of Copyright Law


Contract and Copyright


Open Source Software Licensing


Issues with Copyrights and Patents


The Open Source Definition


Warranties



The MIT, BSD, Apache, and Academic Free Licenses


The MIT (or X) License


The BSD License


The Apache License, v1.1 and v2.0


The Academic Free License


Application and Philosophy



The GPL, LGPL, and Mozilla Licenses


GNU General Public License


GNU Lesser General Public License


The Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL 1.1)


Application and Philosophy



Qt, Artistic, and Creative Commons Licenses


The Q Public License


Artistic License (Perl)


Creative Commons Licenses



Non-Open Source Licenses


Classic Proprietary License


Sun Community Source License


Microsoft Shared Source Initiative



Legal Impacts of Open Source and Free Software Licensing


Entering Contrcts


Statutory Developments Related to Software Contracts


The Self-Enforcing Nature of Open Source and Free Software Licenses


The Global Scope of Open Source and Free Software Licensing


The "Negative Effects" of Open Source and Free Software Licensing


Community Enforcement of Open Source and Free Software Licenses


Compatible and Incompatible Licensing: Multiple and Cross Licensing



Software Development Using Open Source and Free Software Licenses


Models of Open Source and Free Software Development


Forking


Choosing an Open Source or Free Software License


Drafting Open Source Licenses



Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License


Index