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'''For Software''' | '''For Software''' | ||
* | *[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL] Once under GPL derivatives must remain under GPL. | ||
* | *[http://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD] Once under FreeBSD, derivative licences can be changed. | ||
'''For Software, Music and Video''' | '''For Software, Music and Video''' | ||
* | *[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Creative Commons] Craft your own license, you choose what attributes you want to have associated with it. | ||
'''Public Domain''' | '''Public Domain''' | ||
*You can declared something into the Public Domain by providing a legal statement with it that states so. | *You can declared something into the Public Domain by providing a legal statement with it that states so. | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 26 October 2011
Watch this video for a deeper understanding of the below licenses.
For Hardware
2 license options:
- Go to Open Source Hardware and put the logo on your hardware, hardware designs, schematics, etc and provide some kind of license file with it.
- Go to CERN Open Hardware License and follow the instructions.
For Software
- GPL Once under GPL derivatives must remain under GPL.
- FreeBSD Once under FreeBSD, derivative licences can be changed.
For Software, Music and Video
- Creative Commons Craft your own license, you choose what attributes you want to have associated with it.
Public Domain
- You can declared something into the Public Domain by providing a legal statement with it that states so.