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