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Karen Copenhaver Mark Radcliffe Peter Vescuso Webinar January 28, 2009 Introduction to Open Source Licenses
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Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Use Open Source Software? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Promise The Challenges Significantly reduce development costs  – up to 90% – and accelerate time to market ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
History of the Open Source Movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Free Software Definition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Principles of Open Source Licensing from the OSI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
OSI Approved Licenses  ( www.opensource.org  ) 72 Licenses Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL) MIT license MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace License (CVW License) Motosoto License Mozilla Public License 1.0 (MPL) Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL) Multics License NASA Open Source Agreement 1.3 NTP License Naumen Public License Nethack General Public License Nokia Open Source License Non-Profit Open Software License 3.0 (Non-Profit OSL 3.0) OCLC Research Public License 2.0 Open Group Test Suite License Open Software License 3.0 (OSL 3.0) PHP License Python license (CNRI Python License) Python Software Foundation License Qt Public License (QPL) RealNetworks Public Source License V1.0 Reciprocal Public License Reciprocal Public License 1.5 (RPL1.5) Ricoh Source Code Public License Simple Public License 2.0 Sleepycat License Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL) Sun Public License Sybase Open Watcom Public License 1.0 University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License Vovida Software License v. 1.0 W3C License wxWindows Library License X.Net License Zope Public License zlib/libpng license Academic Free License 3.0 (AFL 3.0) Affero GNU Public License Adaptive Public License Apache Software License Apache License, 2.0 Apple Public Source License Artistic license Artistic license 2.0 Attribution Assurance Licenses New and Simplified BSD licenses Boost Software License (BSL1.0) Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1 Common Development and Distribution License Common Public Attribution License 1.0 (CPAL) Common Public License 1.0 CUA Office Public License Version 1.0 EU DataGrid Software License Eclipse Public License Educational Community License, Version 2.0 Eiffel Forum License Eiffel Forum License V2.0 Entessa Public License Fair License Frameworx License GNU General Public License (GPL) GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3) GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL) GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPLv3) Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer IBM Public License Intel Open Source License ISC License Jabber Open Source License Lucent Public License (Plan9) Lucent Public License Version 1.02 Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
Open Source Myths   For those fond of the discussion of deadly diseases: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Open Source Myths   For those who like simple answers: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legal Framework: IP and Licensing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a patent? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a copyright? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Who owns a copyright? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is a license? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is the license for a book? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is the same between commercial (aka “closed source”) and open source licenses? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is different about open source licenses?  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Commercial Terms: Article II/UCITA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Article II Concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of Open Source Licenses: Restrictive, Permissive, Other ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Top 10 Most Commonly Used Licenses in  Open Source Projects Note: The table above lists the top 10 licenses that are used in open source projects, according to the Black Duck Software KnowledgeBase. This data is updated daily. This snapshot was taken the day this presentation had to be submitted on  January 27, 2009 .  Visit:  http://www.blackducksoftware.com/oss ,[object Object],[object Object]
Touch Points within the Organization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Next in the Black Duck Legal Webinar Series:  Understanding the Top Ten OSS Licenses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Introduction To Open Source Licensing

  • 1. Karen Copenhaver Mark Radcliffe Peter Vescuso Webinar January 28, 2009 Introduction to Open Source Licenses
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  • 8. OSI Approved Licenses ( www.opensource.org ) 72 Licenses Microsoft Reciprocal License (Ms-RL) MIT license MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace License (CVW License) Motosoto License Mozilla Public License 1.0 (MPL) Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL) Multics License NASA Open Source Agreement 1.3 NTP License Naumen Public License Nethack General Public License Nokia Open Source License Non-Profit Open Software License 3.0 (Non-Profit OSL 3.0) OCLC Research Public License 2.0 Open Group Test Suite License Open Software License 3.0 (OSL 3.0) PHP License Python license (CNRI Python License) Python Software Foundation License Qt Public License (QPL) RealNetworks Public Source License V1.0 Reciprocal Public License Reciprocal Public License 1.5 (RPL1.5) Ricoh Source Code Public License Simple Public License 2.0 Sleepycat License Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL) Sun Public License Sybase Open Watcom Public License 1.0 University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License Vovida Software License v. 1.0 W3C License wxWindows Library License X.Net License Zope Public License zlib/libpng license Academic Free License 3.0 (AFL 3.0) Affero GNU Public License Adaptive Public License Apache Software License Apache License, 2.0 Apple Public Source License Artistic license Artistic license 2.0 Attribution Assurance Licenses New and Simplified BSD licenses Boost Software License (BSL1.0) Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1 Common Development and Distribution License Common Public Attribution License 1.0 (CPAL) Common Public License 1.0 CUA Office Public License Version 1.0 EU DataGrid Software License Eclipse Public License Educational Community License, Version 2.0 Eiffel Forum License Eiffel Forum License V2.0 Entessa Public License Fair License Frameworx License GNU General Public License (GPL) GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3) GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL) GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPLv3) Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer IBM Public License Intel Open Source License ISC License Jabber Open Source License Lucent Public License (Plan9) Lucent Public License Version 1.02 Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
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