1.9 KiB
1.9 KiB
| title | subtitle | author | header-includes | theme | aspectratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choosing a License | foss-north pod | foss-north | \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage{svg} \definecolor{fossorange}{HTML}{ffcc33} \setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=black} \setbeamercolor{section in head/foot}{bg=black,fg=fossorange} \setbeamercolor{subsection in head/foot}{bg=fossorange,fg=black} \setbeamercolor{normal text}{fg=fossorange} \setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=black,bg=fossorange} \setbeamercolor{titlelike}{fg=fossorange} \setbeamercolor{itemize item}{fg=fossorange} \setbeamercolor{itemize subitem}{fg=fossorange} \setbeamerfont{caption}{size=\tiny} \setbeamerfont{footnote}{size=\tiny} \setbeamerfont{footnote mark}{size=\tiny} | Malmoe | 169 |
Things to consider
- Is this code?
- Permissive or Copyleft
- Patents or not
- Legal aspects
Is this code?
- We only talk about licenses for software.
- These licenses are specifically written for software
- Creative Commons
License style
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Permissive
- Allows relicensing
- Can make proprietary derived works
- Allows flow in any direction ::: ::: {.column width="45%"}
Copyleft
- Can't relicense
- Share alike
- Weak copyleft ::: ::::::::::::::
Patents & Legal aspects
- Do you care about patents?
- You should!
- Legal aspects
- Talk to your company's lawyer
- License policy
- Predictability
What to choose
Always use a patent license!
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