Free Software

 S/w is freely accessible ,used,changed,improved,copied and distributed.

 No payments
Open Source Software

 Software with source code that is publicly available under a license that gives
users the right to study ,change and distribute that software.
 Freedom to use ,share and modify the source code and allow copyrights to other
users.
 OSS come with free of cost or with a payment of nominal charges that its
developers may charge in the name of development.
FOSS-A software which is free as well as
open is Free open source software.
 FLOSS-Free libre and open source software
 or
 Free Livre and open source software
 FLOSS refers to a software which is both free software as well as open source
software.
License and copyright

 Licenses are permissions given to use a product or someones creation by

copyright holder
 Copyright defines the ownership rights.copyright is a collection of rights that
automatically vest to the creator of an original creative work.
 A copyright holder can give licenses to use its work in a specific way
copyleft

 Copyleft is a license that gives rights opposite to copyright

 Copyleft offers users the right to freely distribute and modify the original work
but only under the condition that the derivative works be licensed with the same
rights .
Software Licensing
legal right to run or the privilege given to you by a company
to access their application.It provides rules and guidelines
for others to use your work.
eg:-license for windows os
Advantages of using licensed software

 We can contribute to further development of the program

 It helps the economy job opportunities for people
 Ongoing support if you are user without much technical skill
Open source licenses

 Open source licenses are licenses which allow s/w to freely use modified and
shared
 It protects the original creator
 It makes easy to contribute to a project
 It prevent others from claiming your work as their own
Two types of OS License

Os License

Permissive License Copyleft License

Eg:-
Eg:GPL,LGPL,
BSD,MIT,Apach
CC License
e
Copyleft Permissive
 Source code is provided  Provide a royalty free license to do
virtually anything with the source code
 Distribution and modification of source
code is permitted.  Permit
using,copying,modifying,merging,publish
ing,distributing,sublicensing or selling
but distribution can only be made
without the source code
Broadly used open source license

GPL(GNU general public license)

GNU Lesser GPL(LGPL)

BSD License

MIT License

Apache License
GNU General Public License(GPL)
Allow users to legally copy distribute and modify

 Copy the s/w

 Distribute the s/w however you want
 Charge a free to distribute the s/w
 Free to modify
LGPL(GNU Lesser GPL)

 To license free s/w

 Incorporated into free and proprietary
 Used in shared library
 Weaker license than GPL
Creative commons license

 Accreditation-Author must be acknowledged as the creator of the work.

 Shared with CC:-work can be modified and distributed
 Non Commercial-
 No derivative works
BSD(Berkeley s/w Distribution)

New BSD License/Modified BSD License/3 clause License

• Unlimited redistrbn for any purpose

• Name of the contributors cannot be used to promote

Simplified BSD License/Free BSD License/2 clause License

• Unlimited freedom
• For commercial use
• Modify and distribute
• Place warranty
• License Owner can be charged for damages
• Must retain copyright and include license
MIT LICENSE
Use and modify however you want
Give the s/w away for free or sell
If there is license anyone can do whatever they want
Apache License
Rights are never ending
Rights are world wide
Rights are non exclusive
Rights are irrevocable
Open Data
All stored data which is accessible without any restrictions

 Availability and access

 Reuse and redistribution
 Universal Participation