{"id":66,"date":"2014-12-04T23:11:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T23:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/open-software-licenses-high-level-comparison-of-open-licenses\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:33:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:33:21","slug":"open-software-licenses-high-level-comparison-of-open-licenses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/open-software-licenses-high-level-comparison-of-open-licenses\/","title":{"raw":"Comparison of Open Source Licenses","rendered":"Comparison of Open Source Licenses"},"content":{"raw":"Background<\/strong>\n\nThere are a wide range of open source \/ free software licenses which are both popular and widely used. These licenses have much in common but differ from each other in subtle ways.\n\nKey Points<\/strong>\n\nLicense Comparison:\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nMIT license<\/td>\nBSD License<\/td>\nApache License<\/td>\nGNU License<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popular and widely used:<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Licence type<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nStrong Copyleft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jurisdiction:<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grants patent rights<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patent retaliation clause<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specifies enhanced attribution<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Addresses privacy loophole:<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Includes 'no promotion' feature<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nDiscussion Questions<\/strong>\n\n1. Why are there so many types of licenses?\n\n2. Who governs the licenses?\n\n3. How can you choose the license type that is best for you?\n\nAdditional\u00a0Resources<\/strong>\n\nFree Software Foundation. (2014). gnu.org. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/gpl.html<\/a>\n\nBerkeley Software Distribution. (2014). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BSD_licenses<\/a>\n\nMIT License. (2014). Open Source Initiative. Retrieved from http:\/\/opensource.org\/licenses\/MIT<\/a>\n\nApache License. (2014). apache.org. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.apache.org\/licenses\/LICENSE-2.0.html<\/a>\n\nLicense Differentiator. (2014). OSSWATCH. Retrieved from http:\/\/oss-watch.ac.uk\/apps\/licdiff\/<\/a>\n\n ","rendered":"

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a wide range of open source \/ free software licenses which are both popular and widely used. These licenses have much in common but differ from each other in subtle ways.<\/p>\n

Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n

License Comparison:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nMIT license<\/td>\nBSD License<\/td>\nApache License<\/td>\nGNU License<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popular and widely used:<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Licence type<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nPermissive<\/td>\nStrong Copyleft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jurisdiction:<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grants patent rights<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patent retaliation clause<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specifies enhanced attribution<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Addresses privacy loophole:<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Includes ‘no promotion’ feature<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Why are there so many types of licenses?<\/p>\n

2. Who governs the licenses?<\/p>\n

3. How can you choose the license type that is best for you?<\/p>\n

Additional\u00a0Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Software Foundation. (2014). gnu.org. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/gpl.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Berkeley Software Distribution. (2014). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BSD_licenses<\/a><\/p>\n

MIT License. (2014). Open Source Initiative. Retrieved from http:\/\/opensource.org\/licenses\/MIT<\/a><\/p>\n

Apache License. (2014). apache.org. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.apache.org\/licenses\/LICENSE-2.0.html<\/a><\/p>\n

License Differentiator. (2014). OSSWATCH. Retrieved from http:\/\/oss-watch.ac.uk\/apps\/licdiff\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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