Introduction Principles Free Software Definition Terminology Considerations F.L.O.S.S. vs. Proprietary Software Free Software Proprietary software Examples of Free Software Geopolitics of Software Industry History "Sociology" of the movement Legal considerations Choosing Free/OpenSource software Why address this question in classes at INT Miscelleanous Appendices |
F.L.O.S.S. vs. Proprietary SoftwareHow to make the difference : Examine the licensing terms:
Basic picture : Table 1. Rights granted
Sometimes, vendors tend to invent complicated licenses, and it becomes hard to interpret the licensing terms. So rather trust experts : Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/), OpenSource initiative (http://www.opensource.org/). |