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

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This course explains the core principles of open source software and compares popular licenses. It covers rights and limitations on using, modifying, combining, and redistributing open source works, as well as licensing contributions and software of your own.

Syllabus

Intro
Why does this matter?
definitions
what is oss?
free redistribution
FREE SPEECH ZONE
source code
derived works
non-interference
non-discrimination
intellectual property
licenses
permissive v. copyleft
attribution
non-endorsement
advertising
apache
patent license
derivative Works
versions
compatibility
Can code under license [x] be combined and redistributed with code covered by GPL?
key considerations
contributions
cla & caa
gpl risk
long-term strategy?

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