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What is Open Source Software Licenses

Chapter 30
Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
Open source software licenses apply to open source software. Open source software licenses feature that licensees can use, copy, distribute, and modify the regulated software on a royalty-free, worldwide basis.
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Examining Open Source Software Licenses through the Creative Commons Licensing Model
Kwei-Jay Lin (University of California, USA), Yi-Hsuan Lin (Creative Commons Taiwan Project, Taiwan), and Tung-Mei Ko (OSSF Project, Taiwan)
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch030
Abstract
In this chapter, the authors present a novel perspective by using the Creative Commons (CC) licensing model to compare 10 commonly used OSS licenses. The authors also propose a license compatibility table to show that whether it is possible to combine OSS with CC-licensed open content in a creative work. By using the CC licensing concept to interpret OSS licenses, the authors hope that users can get a deeper understanding on the ideas and issues behind many of the OSS licenses. In addition, the authors hope that by means of this table, users can make a better decision on the license selection while combining open source with CC-licensed works.
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