Software programing is hard work. And after that hard work is complete, more and more programmers decide to make their work available to the world in the form of open source software. But merely making the code public does not give others permission to use it. A license is blanket permission for others to use, modify and build upon the open source code.
In making the decision to release their work as open source, it’s important for developers to realize that they don’t have to give up the rights to their work by doing so. By licensing work as open source, the creator of the code still holds the copyright to it. In very broad terms, when a project is released under an open source license, all future iterations of that project can credit the creator of the project for the foundation created.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
