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Choosing a License
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Things to consider
◮ Is this code? ◮ Permissive or Copyleft ◮ Patents or not ◮ Legal aspects
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Choosing a License foss-north pod foss-north foss-north Choosing a License Things to consider Is this code? Permissive or Copyleft Patents or not Legal aspects foss-north Choosing a License Is this code? We only talk
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Is this code?
◮ We only talk about licenses for software. ◮ These licenses are specifically written for software ◮ Creative Commons
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License style
Permissive
◮ Allows relicensing ◮ Can make proprietary derived works ◮ Allows flow in any direction
Copyleft
◮ Can’t relicense ◮ Share alike ◮ Weak copyleft
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Patents & Legal aspects
◮ Do you care about patents?
◮ You should!
◮ Legal aspects
◮ Talk to your company’s lawyer ◮ License policy ◮ Predictability
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What to choose
Always use a patent license!
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Links
◮ https://choosealicense.com ◮ https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html ◮ https://creativecommons.org/choose/ ◮ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_software_rebranded_by_Debian
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