Re: Open-Source License Options Explained

Some links to licenses' sources:
- GPL - http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
- LGPL - http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php
- Open Software License - http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl.php

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Bauer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:57 AM
Subject: [luxor-xul-user] Open-Source License Options Explained


> Hi,
> 
>   before the Luxor licensing discussion gets out of
> hand and gets everybody confused, I invite you to
> check out the excellent Creative Commons site.
> 
>   A good place to start is the "Licenses Explained"
> page @ http://www.creativecommons.org/learn/licenses/
> showing what conditions/terms copyright owner can use
> for their work e.g.:
> 
>   * Attribution. You let others copy, distribute,
> display, and perform your copyrighted work - and
> derivative works based upon it - but only if they give
> you credit.
> 
>   * Noncommercial. You let others copy, distribute,
> display, and perform your work - and derivative works
> based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only.
> 
>   * No Derivative Works. You let others copy,
> distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies
> of your work, not derivative works based upon it.
> 
>   * Share Alike. You allow others to distribute
> derivative works only under a license identical to the
> license that governs your work.
> 
> 
>   The open-source (=creative commons) license choosen
> by Luxor is known as
> "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike". You can get a
> friendly summary (known as commons deed) @
> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
> 
>   I hope this clears up Luxor's non-commercical (GPL)
> licensing.
> 
>   - Gerald
> 
> 
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