FOSSMEET17_SARAH.pdf

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1. Open Source Licenses -Sarah Masud, Red Hat FOSSMEET NIT CALICUT 2017 The Alice & Bob Problem of
2. Agenda • The problem at hand? • Why license for FOSS? • The 3 types of conditions • Free vs Open Source • Resources to Help
3. The problem at hand? • Alice writes a code • Bob wants to use it too • How can Alice share the code with Bob?
4. Possible Solutions • In an utopian world- Grant absolute freedom • In Real World - Go the FOSS way • In Real World - Go the proprietary way
5. Why Licensing is important for FOSS? • Explicitly grant freedom to read, study, modify. • Prevent liability for damage. • Share and grow!
6. Some Known FOSS project licenses:
7. 3 groups of conditions: 1. What you must do → Responsibility 2. What you can do → Freedom 3. What you cannot do → Limitation
8. Basic Freedom to: • Read • Modify • Use Privately • Distribute
9. More Freedom to: • Use commercially
10. Responsible For: • Stating changes • Putting the License statement • Adding a copyright notice
11. Restricted from: • Liability for damage • Issuing warranty
12. Free or Open Source?
13. CopyLeft or Permissive? • Difference in terms of distribution • Pessimistic vs optimistic view of the world • Do you mind a closed source version of your original code?
14. When to use what: • For Libraries • For smaller projects • For projects with patent grants • For documentation projects • For work other than code
15. License Section on Github
16. Resources for help • Choose Your License • Getting started with open source • The linux foundation • FSF Licensing
17. Q/A THANK YOU