Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
For questions about the legal documents covering contributions from outside a project's core team.
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For questions that relate to the Python programming specifically
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Questions about GNU Project (free software, mass collaboration project) or GNU Operating System (a Unix-like computer operating system composed wholly of free software).
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For questions concerning the use of linked libraries such as DLLs and linked JARs.
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For questions about the management of content or resources within a project.
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The public domain contains works that have no copyright on them, either because the author dedicated it to the public domain or because copyright has expired.
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For questions about files containing the text of a license distributed alongside or within an open project.
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Questions for the retention and building of community audiences, as well as the contributor and developer communities, that concern open projects.
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For questions about generating revenue from an open project
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Use for questions about the collaboration aspects of developing open projects
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For questions about the process of publishing free/open projects, involving decisions such as whether to provide binary builds or which packaging system to use
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Questions about the linux-kernel, a popular kernel of GNU/Linux operating system.
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dependencies are a pieces of software that a project relies on to function properly.
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For questions about applying open source principles to hardware design, including schematics, HDL source code and integrated circuit layout data.
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For questions about the information about a project, specifically the documentation of the source code. Questions can relate to best practices, procedures, policies and more.
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Questions about the definition of free software according to the Free Software Foundation
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Non-commercial refers to licences that prohibit commercial use, according to some definition which is usually particular to the licence in question.
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A binary file is a computer file that is not a text file. In this context this means a program that instead of being source code is compiled for a specific architecture and cannot (easily) be read by …
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Intellectual Property is a superset of copyright, and also includes patents, trademarks and trade secrets.
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an open project or license concerns the specific use or interaction with an Application Programming Interface (API).
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For questions about the terms used in the field: their use, effects, and meanings.
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For questions about ownership of any component within an open project, including but not limited to, rights, intellectual property, and copyright.
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For questions about the various distributions of the Linux OS, such as their origins and specific impacts on the community.
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A plugin is a piece of software that extends another piece of software via an internal interface.
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For questions relating to law or registered trademarks of software projects. When asking a legal question, be sure to make note of the relevant legal jurisdiction in your question.
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Questions about the enforcement of a license; or what to do when someone violates the terms of a license
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