Sarvesh Raj IPS - A Journey of Dedication and Leadership.pptx
Open Source Software Licenses
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Open Source Software Licenses
By
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com
www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
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Copyright
Idea/Expression
Original
Modicum of creativity
Literary, Dramatic, Musical, Artistic,
Photographic, Cinematographic works and
Sound Recording
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Example
Softan makes a software for transferring
data into the brain available on his website.
You can visit his website and download the
software without any technical limitation.
No terms and conditions on the website.
Copyright notice on the website.
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Example
Notice: You may download the software
and use it for non-commercial purposes.
You have to accept a license before using
the software.
The license may be an open source license
such as GPL.
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GPL
Copy, Modify and Distribute
Distribution Conditions
Source Code
Derivative Works - Source Code
Attribution
License
Warranty and Liability
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MPL
Copy, Modify and Distribute
Distr ibution conditions
Source Code
Larger work - Only Source Code of MPL
Software
Attribution
License
Warranty and Liability
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BSD
Copy, Modify and Distribute
Distribution Conditions
Source code not mandatory
Derivative work - No source code
Attribution
Different License
Warranty and Liability
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Example
MyTv is a software developed by a group of
engineers at IISc. The software is used for playing
TV on mobile phones. The programmers make
the software available under GPL.
What are your flexibilities and limitations?
What if the software is made available under
BSD or MPL License?
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Open Source Business
Sale of verbatim copies
Implementation and Training
Support
Warranty, Indemnity and Liability
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Use in business
Internal use
Use in products
Use in hardware
Strategies