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20-software-licensing
cosc202
lecture
2022-07-06 33 250

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what does it mean for people to use your software. What responsitilities do you have

  • Understand the default protection of code
    • authors copyright
  • Contrast ‘libre’ free and ‘gratis’ free
    • libre: free as in freedom
    • gratis: free as in no cost
  • Define what makes open source software
    • floss - free libre open source software
  • Contrast copyleft and more permissive licences
    • copyleft "viral licensing"
      • usage of copyleft software required your software be copyleft also
      • derivative must "copy" the same license
    • others e.g., creative commons

  • Appreciate that code can be multi-licensed

  • Understand how to apply a license to code
  • Appreciate licenses can be mutually incompatible

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