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Should I include license text in a single file or all source files?

license-file license-notice apache-2.0
Jul 25 '15 at 15:00 Zizouz212 5,601
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Should I include a copyright line in every file?

copyright
Jun 25 '15 at 7:32 Community♦ 1
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What's the difference between Copyright and Licensing?

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Oct 6 at 15:24 lellis 111
 
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Does being open sourced mean others can use my logo?

licensing copyright trademark logos
Jun 15 '16 at 5:47 curiousdannii 5,017
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When should I consider creating a private fork of a suitably licensed project for commercial use?

forking
Jun 23 '15 at 18:39 Philipp 8,861
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Does the open/free content movement lower the barriers of entry for non-qualified people?

accessibility software-development
Mar 5 '16 at 2:07 Community♦ 1
 
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Does a host application's license apply to plug-ins written for it?

license-compatibility copyleft plugins
Aug 6 '15 at 14:52 Community♦ 1
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What license must I use on a commercial version of an open source project?

licensing apache-2.0
Jul 6 '15 at 19:17 Mnementh 9,940
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How can I find usage statistics for an open source project?

statistics software-use
Jan 11 '19 at 17:17 RustyFluff 101
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Is any problem domain off-limits to open source development?

development-environment
Aug 16 '15 at 12:06 Community♦ 1
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Should my project provide precompiled binaries?

distribution binaries
Sep 21 '15 at 8:41 Community♦ 1
 
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Does an employee have the right to use a CTA?

law copyright contributor-agreements
Sep 13 '15 at 21:03 bmargulies 3,900
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Does sharing a file format make two programs either a combined or derived work?

gpl file-formats derivative-works
Aug 5 '15 at 16:44 Community♦ 1
 
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Is an official standard necessarily an open standard?

patents
Jul 2 '15 at 15:50 kdopen 6,267
 
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Can the ability to fork override the copyright owner's desires?

forking philosophy permissive
Jul 2 '15 at 11:26 Martijn 8,360
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Does a seeming lack of strong protection for IP discourage innovation?

monetization philosophy
Jun 27 '15 at 13:21 svick 394
 
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What prevents the community converging on a small set of licenses?

licensing license-compatibility
Jun 30 '15 at 20:12 svick 394
 
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What happens when a corporate sponsor goes bust?

collaboration contributor-agreements
Jun 30 '15 at 10:22 Community♦ 1
 
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Dual license or relicense when the new license is more permissive?

apache-2.0 relicensing proprietary-code multi-licensing mpl
Oct 11 '18 at 3:34 Kevin 2,384
 
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Does a file format constitute an API?

terminology api file-formats
Jul 18 '15 at 8:09 Community♦ 1
 
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Are there consequences of publishing software under a free or open source license?

freedoms free-software-definition
Jun 29 '15 at 17:09 apsillers♦ 20.5k
 
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How does the DMCA affect me as a FLOSS developer? [closed]

copyright dmca
Jul 7 '15 at 20:56 Philipp 8,861
 
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Are there any open source Software as a Service projects?

software floss
Jun 29 '15 at 18:18 Zizouz212 5,601
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