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Understanding open source and free software licensing / St. Laurent, Andrew M.
2004
N 640 STL.U
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Title
Understanding open source and free software licensing / St. Laurent, Andrew M.
Description
xii, 193 pages ; [28] cm.
ISBN
0596005814
9780596005818 paperback
9780596803049 electronic book
9780596005818 paperback
9780596803049 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
N 640 STL.U
Summary
"Many developers may believe in releasing their software freely but have hesitated because licensing issues are complicated, and their managers are afraid of losing control of the software. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing clears up the confusion over open source and free software licenses and shows developers how to use them effectively. Readers will find in-depth explanations of how licenses compare, contrast, and interoperate, and the ways that license choices affect project possibilities." "This book discusses copyright, patent, and warranty issues and also explores how to choose among the licenses, the implications of working on projects where someone else has already chosen the license, and the liabilities created by violating license terms."--Jacket.
Note
"Guide to navigating licensing issues in existing & new software"--Cover.
La page de titre porte : "Guide to navigating licensing issues in existing & new software.".
La page de titre porte : "Guide to navigating licensing issues in existing & new software.".
Formatted Contents Note
Open source licensing, contract, and copyright law
The MIT, BSD, Apache, and academic free licenses
The GPL, LGPL, and Mozilla licenses
Qt, artistic, and Creative Commons licenses
Non-open source licenses
Legal impacts of open source and free software licensing
Software development using open source and free software licenses.
The MIT, BSD, Apache, and academic free licenses
The GPL, LGPL, and Mozilla licenses
Qt, artistic, and Creative Commons licenses
Non-open source licenses
Legal impacts of open source and free software licensing
Software development using open source and free software licenses.
Series
Series
Guide to navigating licensing issues in existing & new software.
Published
Sebastopol, Ca : O'Reilly Media Inc., 2004.
Language
English
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Review
"Many developers may believe in releasing their software freely but have hesitated because licensing issues are complicated, and their managers are afraid of losing control of the software. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing clears up the confusion over open source and free software licenses and shows developers how to use them effectively. Readers will find in-depth explanations of how licenses compare, contrast, and interoperate, and the ways that license choices affect project possibilities." "This book discusses copyright, patent, and warranty issues and also explores how to choose among the licenses, the implications of working on projects where someone else has already chosen the license, and the liabilities created by violating license terms."--Jacket.