JaroslavTulach at 18:43, 8 May 2012 - 2012-05-08 18:43:29

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# [[wikipedia:Apache_foundation|Apache]], BSD, [[EPL]] (originally [[CPL]]), etc. - you have right to '''fork''' and you can do what you want with the result
# [[wikipedia:Apache_foundation|Apache]], BSD, [[EPL]] (originally [[CPL]]), etc. - you have right to '''fork''' and you can do what you want with the result
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[[NetBeans]] project falls into the second category and it helps the wide spread re-use of [[NetBeans Platform]]. On the other hand, [[GPL]] licensing also has its benefits as project [[Netbinox]] shows.
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[[NetBeans]] project falls into the second category and it helps the wide spread re-use of [[NetBeans Platform]]. On the other hand, [[GPL]] licensing also has its benefits as project [[Netbinox]] used to show (now re-licensed to the same license as [[NetBeans]]).

JaroslavTulach at 16:28, 17 January 2011 - 2011-01-17 16:28:32

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There seem to be two main streams inside [[Open source]]:
There seem to be two main streams inside [[Open source]]:
# [[GPL]] like one - e.g. you have right to '''fork''' and your work needs to give right to '''fork''' to anyone else
# [[GPL]] like one - e.g. you have right to '''fork''' and your work needs to give right to '''fork''' to anyone else
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# [[wikipedia:Apache_foundation|Apache]], BSD, etc. - you have right to '''fork''' and you can do what you want with the result
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# [[wikipedia:Apache_foundation|Apache]], BSD, [[EPL]] (originally [[CPL]]), etc. - you have right to '''fork''' and you can do what you want with the result
[[NetBeans]] project falls into the second category and it helps the wide spread re-use of [[NetBeans Platform]]. On the other hand, [[GPL]] licensing also has its benefits as project [[Netbinox]] shows.
[[NetBeans]] project falls into the second category and it helps the wide spread re-use of [[NetBeans Platform]]. On the other hand, [[GPL]] licensing also has its benefits as project [[Netbinox]] shows.

JaroslavTulach at 11:59, 6 September 2010 - 2010-09-06 11:59:50

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[[[wikipedia:Open source|Open source]] project gives you many freedoms with respect to the program. The most essential is a right to '''fork'''. E.g. change, re-use and distribute your own modifications to original program. [[Open source]] movement as a whole is in opposition against closed source - e.g. programs distributed with some kind of restrictions on end users or re-distributors.
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[[wikipedia:Open source|Open source]] project gives you many freedoms with respect to the program. The most essential is a right to '''fork'''. E.g. change, re-use and distribute your own modifications to original program. [[Open source]] movement as a whole is in opposition against closed source - e.g. programs distributed with some kind of restrictions on end users or re-distributors.
There seem to be two main streams inside [[Open source]]:
There seem to be two main streams inside [[Open source]]:

JaroslavTulach: New page: Open source project gives you many freedoms with respect to the program. The most essential is a right to '''fork'''. E.g. change, re-use and distribute your own... - 2010-09-03 19:25:32

New page: Open source project gives you many freedoms with respect to the program. The most essential is a right to '''fork'''. E.g. change, re-use and distribute your own...

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[[[wikipedia:Open source|Open source]] project gives you many freedoms with respect to the program. The most essential is a right to '''fork'''. E.g. change, re-use and distribute your own modifications to original program. [[Open source]] movement as a whole is in opposition against closed source - e.g. programs distributed with some kind of restrictions on end users or re-distributors.

There seem to be two main streams inside [[Open source]]:
# [[GPL]] like one - e.g. you have right to '''fork''' and your work needs to give right to '''fork''' to anyone else
# [[wikipedia:Apache_foundation|Apache]], BSD, etc. - you have right to '''fork''' and you can do what you want with the result

[[NetBeans]] project falls into the second category and it helps the wide spread re-use of [[NetBeans Platform]]. On the other hand, [[GPL]] licensing also has its benefits as project [[Netbinox]] shows.