Open Source LicensesOpen Source Licenses

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Dr. Kalyan

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ExampleExample

SOS is working on developing a software for a client. The

software has ten modules. Five of the modules are readily

available online and can be utilized for development

purpose with slight modifications.

 

No Notice of any kind.

Copyright notice.

OSS License.

 

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GPLV3GPLV3

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RightsRights

Copy and run the programModifyDistribute

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Distribution - Verbatim copies Distribution - Verbatim copies

NoticeAuthorshipAccompanied by GPL Notice of No warranty / Liability

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Distribution - Modified versionsDistribution - Modified versions

Notice of change Date of changeLicense the entire work

Applies to whole work regardless of how they are copieda

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Integration with Proprietary Integration with Proprietary SoftwareSoftware

Derivative Work

Independent work

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Other termsOther terms

Technical MeasuresPatent AssertionDown Stream LicenseNo warranty and liability

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GPLV2 Vs. GPLV3GPLV2 Vs. GPLV3

Patent license

Hardware restrictions

Technical measures

Work based on and Work using the

program

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LGPL – Lesser General Public License –

version 3

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RightsRights

Libraries

Application based on the library

Copy, Distribute and Modify

Combined work

Combined library

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ConditionsConditions

Notice of library

Accompany with license

Copyright notice

Source code of the library

Combined libraries

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BSD - Berkeley Software Distribution

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RightsRights

Redistribution and Use

Source and Binary forms

Modify

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ConditionsConditions

Retain copyright notice

No use of author's or organization's

name

No Warranty and Liability

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Apache License

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RightsRights

Copyrights

Patent Rights

No patent assertion

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ConditionsConditions

Copy of license

Notices

Acknowledgement

Publicity

No warranty and liability

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Apache 1 Vs. Apache 2Apache 1 Vs. Apache 2

Patent Rights

Patent Assertion

License copy

Compatibility

    Example Example

Ravi, a researcher at IITM, develops a software for

converting text to speech in Indian accent. He makes the

software available under GPLV3. Speak, a company based

out of Bangalore, wishes to integrate the same in the new

version of its scan/read software.

Conditions?

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What conditions would vary if the

software is made available under

LGPL, MPL, BSD or Apache

Licenses.

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