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open-source license

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A quick definition of open-source license:

An open-source license is a permission given to people to use, copy, and modify software without paying for it. This license allows users to share their changes with others and use the software for any purpose. Some open-source licenses require users to share their changes with others, while others do not. The license terms are usually written in a document called a LICENSE, which explains what users can and cannot do with the software.

A more thorough explanation:

An open-source license is a permission given to use, modify, and distribute software that would otherwise be illegal. It allows users to access the source code of the software and make changes to it. The license is usually free and does not require any fees for distribution.

Examples of open-source licenses include:

  • BSD license: Allows users to incorporate the source code into proprietary products as long as the original creator's name is not used to endorse or promote the products without permission.
  • Mozilla public license: Allows users to modify and publicly distribute the software, but requires users to release the changed software under the same copyright as the original source code.
  • General-public license: Allows users to copy, distribute, or modify the source code, and publicly distribute derived works based on the source code.

These examples illustrate how open-source licenses give users the freedom to use and modify software without legal repercussions. They also promote collaboration and innovation by allowing users to share their modifications with others.

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medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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