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A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software. Since the 1970s, software copyright has been recognized in the United States. Despite the copyright being recognized, most companies prefer to sell licenses rather than copies of the software because it enables them to enforce stricter terms on redistribution.
This table lists for each license what organizations from the FOSS community have approved it – be it as a "free software" or as an "open source" license – , how those organizations categorize it, and the license compatibility between them for a combined or mixed derivative work. Organizations usually approve specific versions of software ...
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English: PDF Version of English Wikibook about free software licensing and related legal issues like patent law. This file was created with MediaWiki to LaTeX . The LaTeX source code is attached to the PDF file (see imprint).
In order to modify the software, access to source code is required. [16] Derivative works must be allowed and able to be redistributed under the same licensing terms as the open-source product [15] The license may require that the original software be distributed intact, but only if modifications are able to be distributed as patches without ...
A brief, written-out beta test software license issued by Macromedia in 1995. An end-user license agreement or EULA (/ ˈ j uː l ə /) is a legal contract between a software supplier and a customer or end-user.
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Courts have found that distributing software indicates acceptance of the license's terms. [88] Physical software releases can obtain the consumer's assent with notices placed on shrinkwrap. Online distribution can use clickwrap, a digital equivalent where the user must click to accept. [89] Open-source software has an additional acceptance ...