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''Open source'' claimed by someone as open source is not open source if: | ''Open source'' claimed by someone as open source is not open source if: | ||
*First and foremost - since this is the ''fake'' that applies to most of the impostors - '''If it restricts commercial use, such as by the [[NC Clause]] in Creative Commons licenses - it is not open source.''' | *First and foremost - since this is the ''fake'' that applies to most of the impostors - '''If it restricts commercial use, such as by the [[NC Clause]] in Creative Commons licenses - it is not open source.''' | ||
Something is authentically open source even if it has the requirement that derivatives are likewise required to be shared free of charge. | |||
Revision as of 07:27, 28 February 2016
Open source claimed by someone as open source is not open source if:
- First and foremost - since this is the fake that applies to most of the impostors - If it restricts commercial use, such as by the NC Clause in Creative Commons licenses - it is not open source.
Something is authentically open source even if it has the requirement that derivatives are likewise required to be shared free of charge.