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Least restrictive use of "open source" software?
22 June, 2006 19:19
A friend called me and told me how the corporation he works for is considering distributing a compilation of knoppix for data recovery.
He asked me, in the sense of the applications provided in the distribution, which licenses allows this; when I replied with a half ass "there are so many licenses for applications, I don't know".
This is a really curious question. He mentioned Red Hat which contains non-free applications that could not be re-distributed easily, in any sense - so that was out of the question. Then I started thinking that not only Red Hat, but Suse, Ubuntu, Caldera (ick) - so many cumulative releases of various distributions (same operating system), with various applications, have restrictive licenses which prevent, the company, from using it in this manner.
In what direction would someone head towards when using supposedly free and open source software, with restrictive licenses (which are considered open source), in a situation such as this - corporate data recovery.
When developers have the, "least restrictive" license in mind, what is the actual legality in using it in such a way when there are so many stipulations?
My question to whomever reads this, for my own curiosity, and the ability to help my friend, what is the least restrictive way in using supposedly open licensed software in a situation such as this?
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Main Entry: spew
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spIwan; akin to Old High German spIwan to spit, Latin spuere, Greek ptyein
intransitive verb
1 : VOMIT
2 : to come forth in a flood or gush
3 : to ooze out as if under pressure : EXUDE
transitive verb
1 : VOMIT
2 : to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity -- often used with out
- spew-er noun
-- Merriam-Webster