FLOSS Legal and Engineering Terms and a License Taxonomy

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Author(s): Darren Skidmore (Monash University, Australia)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Brian Still (Texas Tech University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch031

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Open Source Software / Systems and Software Engineering

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Abstract

This chapter introduces the reader to terms relevant to understanding free/libre and open source licenses, some of the relevant legal, and relevant software engineering terms that are useful in understanding the issues in FLOSS. Then a brief history of FLOSS licenses is given before introducing a taxonomy to help understand the types of licenses which are available in the FLOSS domain. A brief description to think about differing views of the usage and users of FLOSS is given in conclusion.

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