What You Need to Know About Open Source - Trust Me, I'm a Lawyer

This course explains the rights and limitations involved in using, modifying, combining, and redistributing open source software. It compares popular licenses and covers license compatibility, contributions, and licensing decisions for organizations and developers.

Syllabus

Intro
lawyer
Why does this matter?
definitions
what is oss?
free redistribution
source code
derived works
RIGHT TO MODIFY
RIGHT TO REDISTRIBUTE
non-interference
non-discrimination
intellectual property
sale
commercial proprietary
licenses
permissive v. copyleft
attribution
bsd
non-endorsement
advertising
apache
patent license
versions
compatibility
Can code under license [x] be combined and redistributed with code covered by GPL?
license Y+
key considerations
contributions
cla & caa
gpl risk
long-term strategy?
teamwork
include team
empower