open source license

A license that allows open-source software users to copy, distribute, or modify the source code, and publicly distribute derived works based on the source code.

• Open-source licenses usu. do not require royalty or other fees on distribution. The license typically requires a user who redistributes original or modified software that was received under an open-source license to provide the original license terms, including all disclaimers, to all future users, and to distribute the source code with any machine-executable software. It is unclear who has the right or power to enforce the terms of an open-source license. — Sometimes termed general-public license.


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