Understanding ASP Loophole
The GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) is part of the GNU GPL family which includes Lesser General Public License and General...
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Cloud Services: Why You Shouldn’t Use a License Agreement for your next SaaS Project
SaaS, or Software as a Service, is a software delivery model in which a right to use is granted on...
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FOSS Principles Explained Ch.IV: Intermixing Licenses
In previous chapters we have learned a bit on GPL virality exemptions or safe harbors. As you may recall, the...
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FOSS Principles Explained Ch.III: Open Source and Copyleft
Open source licenses can be roughly divided into two families: copyleft (non-permissive) and non-copyleft (permissive). Most copyleft licenses are open...
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FOSS Principles Explained Ch.II: Open Source’s Four Freedoms
In the previous chapter, we stated that the license under which software is released determines whether or not it is...
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FOSS Principles Explained Ch.I Software – Free Vs. Freedom
The Internet Takeover The Internet has fundamentally changed the way we consume goods and services. It now allows small retailers...
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How to Manage Open Source for Your Startup
If you had the opportunity to read my previous post ‘FOSS Principles Explained’ and have used open source software before,...
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