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| From | Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Any software law experts? |
| Date | 2022-11-09 14:34 -0500 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <tkgvb9$1rtj$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
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On 11/9/2022 7:53 AM, e.d.pro...@gmail.com wrote: >> There are 3 fundamental types of open source licenses: * permissive >> (Apache, MIT, BSD etc.) * weak copy left (LGPL, GPL with linking >> exception, MPL etc.) * strong copy left (GPL, AGPL) >> > One other thing I don't understand, if code is licensed to AGPL > meaning no one can use it without exposing the source of their > product to all users of their product, how can that same code also be > sold for use in closed source? The copyright owner can license the code to anyone on whatever terms - and it does not need to be the same license for everybody. If you write some brilliant software, then you can sell it to me on commercial terms for 100 dollars and give it to your neighbor on an open source license. That open source license gives your neighbor the right to give his brother a copy under the same license. But because he does not own copyright, then he can not pass it on under another license. That privilege would be yours as copyright owner. Arne
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Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-08 06:00 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-08 19:32 -0500
Re: Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 04:21 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-09 14:38 -0500
Re: Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 11:51 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-09 16:12 -0500
Re: Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 04:53 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-09 14:34 -0500
Re: Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 11:42 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-09 14:50 -0500
Re: Any software law experts? "e.d.pro...@gmail.com" <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 11:55 -0800
Re: Any software law experts? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2022-11-09 20:21 -0500
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