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We have to talk about open source licensing.

Ethical Licenses Talking Points

beyond the basics

Prosperous Software Movement | Open Source Observer

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Copyleft Currents

A blog about open source licensing

Software Licenses and Workers' Rights

The open source ladder is leaning on the wrong wall.

Sorting out the Ethical Licensing Mess

Software developers who give the world, for free, usage rights to the code they write often use open source licenses to make this gift legally explicit. These free usage rights (and then some) are …

Blue Oak Council

free, practical materials about software licenses

Open Source Beyond Licensing - The Evolution Ahead

Boris Mann's digital garden and personal site.

Choose an open source license

Non-judgmental guidance on choosing a license for your open source project

The Open Source Distributor Business Model

Dirk Riehle, dirk@riehle.org, Published in Computer vol. 54, no. 12 (December 2021), pp. 99-103. Abstract This article defines and discusses one particular commercial open source business model, ca…

When Purchase Means License: Digital Ownership's Quiet Erosion — Koios

When Purchase Means License: Digital Ownership's Quiet Erosion