Open Source License summary

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Open source software it should not be unfamiliar, it can help us to quickly understand the implementation process of a technology. And can speed up our development speed. But different

Open source software licenses to comply with their agreement, some open source software can not be used for commercial purposes. After Open Source Initiative approved open source license by the organization at present

There are 60 kinds, so what open source software under the license can not be used for commercial, what do? Here's my personal understanding to be introduced.

The following blog describes in great detail:

http://univasity.iteye.com/blog/1292658

After have read the above link blog, I sort out:

1. commonly used open source license:

Apache License 2.0

Highlights: the Apache License is a license for commercial use friendly. Users can also modify the code as needed to meet the needs and as open source or commercial product launches / sales.

 

BSD open source license (Berkerley Software Distribution)

Important: You can use commercial software, you can modify the code uses the BSD protocol.

 

GPL  (  GNU General Public License  )

Highlights: Commercial software can not use the code GPL agreement.

 

LGPL (  GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License )

Highlights: Commercial software can be used, but you can not modify the code LGPL agreement.

 

MIT  (  MIT license  )

Important: You can use commercial software, you can also modify the code MIT license, or even sell the code of the MIT license.

 

MPL (  Mozilla Public License 1.1 ) 

Important: commercial software may be used, can modify the code MPL protocol, but the code changes copyrighted software originator.

 

CDDL ( Common Development and Distribution License ) 

Highlights: Commercial software can be used either modify the code CDDL agreement.

 

EPL ( Eclipse Public License 1.0 )

Highlights: Commercial software can be used either modify the code EPL protocol, but to assume the tort liability generated code.

2. summary

　　Seen from the summary above, the commonly used open source software protocol, only the GPL license open source software is not for commercial use, although there are other restrictions, but also possible.

So if you're looking for an open source software tool for a commercial software, it is best not to use the software under the GPL license. Otherwise, in the future when the product commercialization will be in trouble.