[CAVO] Definition of "open source software"

[Lawrence Rosen]

Please don't misinterpret. Some open source licenses are copyleft, others aren't. In both cases, however, the "complete source code" to the open source software must be provided. /Larry

 

 

From: Brian J. Fox [mailto:bfox at opuslogica.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 10:41 AM
To: Lawrence Rosen <lrosen at rosenlaw.com>; CAVO <cavo at lists.opensource.org>
Subject: Re: [CAVO] Definition of "open source software"

 

"or other consideration" means that they don’t have to make their changes to the software open source as well.  That’s a fail in my book.





On Jan 13, 2018, at 2:59 PM, Lawrence Rosen <lrosen at rosenlaw.com <mailto:lrosen at rosenlaw.com> > wrote:

 

Colleagues:

 

The following definition is being proposed for the California Constitution in a voter initiative to fund the development of open source election software in this state:

 

“Open source software” means software actually distributed to the public under software licenses that provide that every licensee is free to make copies of the software or derivative works thereof, to distribute them without payment of royalties or other consideration, and to access and use the complete source code of the software.

 

Comments?

 

/Larry

 

Lawrence Rosen

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