1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing Flashcards
Open Source Software and Licensing
freedom 0
run software
Open Source Software and Licensing
freedom 1
study and modify s/w - sourcecode
Open Source Software and Licensing
freedom 2
distribute s/w
Open Source Software and Licensing
freedom 3
distribute modified s/w
Open Source Software and Licensing
What does the abbreviation FLOSS stand for?
Free/Libre Open Source Software
Open Source Software and Licensing
You have developed free software and want to ensure that the software itself, but also all
future results based on it, remain free as well. Which license do you choose
GPL version 3
Open Source Software and Licensing
license type
Simplified BSD License
permissive
Open Source Software and Licensing
license type
GPL Version 3
copyleft
Open Source Software and Licensing
license type
CC BY
permissive
Open Source Software and Licensing
license type
CC BY-SA
copyleft
Open Source Software and Licensing
you have written a web app and published it under a free license - how can you earn $$$
dual license - chargeable “Business Edition”
Offer hosting and support
developing proprietary extensions for customers
Open Source Software and Licensing
under which license is the Apache HTTP Server app available
Apache License 2
Open Source Software and Licensing
under which license is the MySQL Community Server app available
GPL 2.0
Open Source Software and Licensing
under which license is the Wikipedia articles (English) app available
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
license (CC-BY-SA)
Open Source Software and Licensing
under which license is the Mozilla Firefox app available
Mozilla Public License 2.0
Open Source Software and Licensing
under which license is the GIMP app available
LGPL 3
Open Source Software and Licensing
examples of business edition software
MySQL
Zammad
Nextcloud
Open Source Software and Licensing
free license that allows anyone to edit and distribute the work as long as author is named
CC BY (“Attribution”)
Open Source Software and Licensing
Like CC By except that the modified work may only be distributed under the same license
CC BY-SA (“Attribution-ShareAlike”)
Open Source Software and Licensing
Like CC BY, except that the work may only be passed on unmodified.
CC BY-ND (“Attribution-NoDerivatives”)
Open Source Software Licensing
The work may be edited and distributed by naming the author, but only under non-commercial
conditions.
CC BY-NC (“Attribution-NonCommercial”)
Open Source Software Licensing
As BY-NC, except that the work may only be shared under the same conditions (i.e. a copyleftlike license).
CC BY-NC-SA (“Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike”)
Open Source Software Licensing
The most restrictive license: the distribution is allowed with attribution of the author, but only
unchanged and under non-commercial conditions.
CC BY-NC-ND (“Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives”)
