<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,
<BR>
<BR>I'm new to these open source issues. So the following questions may be quite
<BR>naive:
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<BR>1) I've read that one should copyright their work and from there choose an
<BR>Open Source license. Isn't copyrighting, though, against the concept of Open
<BR>Source?
<BR>
<BR>2) If I were to assign a copyright, is it a matter of simply placing a notice
<BR>of authorship and year? Is that enough in terms of a legal standpoint?
<BR>
<BR>3) When I choice an Open Source license or a hybrid of some sort, does one
<BR>just simply revise/copy a template of an existing license or just write a new
<BR>one and insert this along with the software?
<BR>
<BR>4) Basically are there any legal stamps that make the copyright and chosen
<BR>licenses enforceable? And, what makes them legitimate to the community?
<BR>
<BR>5) Does anyone know, other than Sun & MS, current examples of hybrid models?
<BR>
<BR>6) If I wanted to provide proprietary modules/add-ons to the Open Source
<BR>software, what license would enable me to do so?
<BR>
<BR>7) If I had a client who hired me to do a customized and closed-version of
<BR>the Open Source software, what license would enable me to do so?
<BR>
<BR>I'll stop there...As you can see, I have lots of questions. Any help would be
<BR>appreciated. Many thanks!!
<BR>
<BR>Best,
<BR>Tomas</FONT></HTML>