What is the function of an open-source license? What are the main licenses?

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I have searched and found little Portuguese content about this, I do not know if I'm looking for the right term because I do not know much about it.

I have some questions about open-source software licenses, I hope I do not leave the question wide open if I get wide, let me know, but I think these questions are valid because they are the same subject.

  • What is the role of a license in an open source software?

  • What are the main ones and what are their differences?

  • Which license (s) is most suitable for copy-protected open-source tags?

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asked by anonymous 07.07.2016 / 22:41

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What is the role of a license in an open source software?

The same as proprietary software. It is a legal instrument that determines authorship, ownership and how the software can be used, modified, distributed, etc. It may indicate responsibilities as well.

  

What are the main ones and what are their points that disagree with them?

GPL , MIT , BSD and Apache are the most widely used. Some others may be more used in certain communities or for certain needs.

  

Which license (s) is most suitable for copyrighted open source code (for copy protection)?

Anyone above or others, depends on the need, the question is too generic to be answered properly and may even incur only opinion.

You have a website that helps you find out which license is right .

You have the Wikipedia comparison with other examples .

    
07.07.2016 / 23:06
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