* topics (17/09/24) - opensource vs propritory licenses - software licenses and their ethics - exploring software licenses - to what extent do software licenses effect the software - to what extent do software licenses change the development of software - how do software licenses effect the distribution of software * links (17/09/24) ** licenses (17/09/24) *** open (17/09/24) - MIT [https://opensource.org/license/MIT] restriction free, or there abouts, it makes the developers non liable for any damaged caused because of the software - GPL V3 [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html] all about keeping the users freedom, by forcing software licensed with it to remain in an opensource form, meaning it cannot be relice - GPL V2 [https://opensource.org/license/gpl-2-0] - LGPL V3 [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.en.html] - LGPL V2.1 [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.en.html] - AGPL V3 [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html] - BSD 3 clause [https://opensource.org/license/BSD-3-clause] - BSD 2 clause [https://opensource.org/license/bsd-2-clause] - BSD 4 clause [https://choosealicense.com/licenses/bsd-4-clause/] *** propritery (17/09/24) - AFPL [https://web.mit.edu/ghostscript/www/Public.htm#fulltext] - CC by nc [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/] - traditional copyright [see your countrys laws for more] - MicroSoft software license [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-software-license-terms-e26eedad-97a2-5250-2670-aad156b654bd] - apple licenses [https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/] - google corporate license [https://cla.developers.google.com/about/google-corporate] *** no license - nothing to see here * notes (17/09/24) there doesn't seem to be many general use propritory licenses, most programs get their own licence, look into large companys IE apple, microsoft google