Open Source licensing involves obtaining a copyright license for computer software that makes the source code available for everyone to use. Without open source licensing developers of computer software and applications can not legally develop there product.
An open source license is a combination of redistribution policies
agreed on by a group of developers before they contribute the source
code to a common project.
What exactly are you copyrighting?
The Source code. The source code is created by one or more authors and is automatically registered to copy right once gone through process. The author or authors of the code can then decide if they want to distribute the code or not. In return the recipients of the code can not do anything beside utilize it.
Another type of source code is the GPL which is the General Public License. GPL creates a copyright for the purpose of collaborating on developing software. When an author releases a product under a GPL they are granting its users the right to use the code anywhere and in any situation, the right to redistribute the code to anyone as long as the source code is included and the GPL is still present. Also the users have the right to create a additional work of the code and redistribute it as long as the requirements of the second right are met.
OpenLogic asked mobile app developers: "Is complying with Open Source Licenses a challenge?"
67% said yes
21% said no
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