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Open Source Licenses

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Why License?

"Open source licenses allow software to be freely used, modified, and shared."

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You may get stuck

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Why License?

● Copyright is automatic in the U.S.● Licenses allow others to help you

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You may want help

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Which License?

● Public Domain● FreeBSD/MIT License● GNU Public License (GPL)● Mozilla Public License (MPL)

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Public Domain

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FreeBSD or MIT License

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GNU General Public License (GPL)

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open source forever& ever

Mozilla Public License (MPL)

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Dual License

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Which License?

● Public Domain● FreeBSD/MIT License● GNU Public License (GPL)● Mozilla Public License (MPL)

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What matters?

● Copyleft - what happens to derivatives?● Commercial - can others make money?● Reciprocity - must share improvements?

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Where shall the License live?

● Name the license in the README.md● Include the exact license text in LICENSE● e.g. github.com/ginatrapani/thinkup

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Questions?hello@codemontage.com

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