[GNUz] Open Source Licenses Are Not All the Same

[Rik Tindall]

Thanks Jim,

A good, plain explanation.

Viz patents debate / NZOSS, the wider spread of (the harder) 
Copyleft/GPL can be seen as the best security we have for ongoing, 
innovative technical progress, from intellectual community (vs 
'intellectual property') - true?

Jim Cheetham wrote:

> Decent article on O'Reilly today ...
>
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/11/18/licenses.html
>
> One of the most significant developments in the software and web 
> development community in the past few years has been the increased use 
> of open source software. It's vital for any programmer, web designer, 
> or other computer professional to understand that open source licenses 
> are not all the same. The differences between licenses can have a big 
> impact on how you may use or distribute the software.