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Not all free and open supply (OS) software program licenses have been created to obtain the identical targets, and failure to perceive the variations can have dire penalties. Some OS licenses are enterprise-pleasant in that they permit the code to be mixed with downstream proprietary functions with out imposing open supply licensing necessities on these downstream functions. Others don’t permit such combos in any circumstances (not less than if the developer needs the merchandise to stay proprietary), and a few licenses fall someplace in between these two extremes. Here is the minimal data your organization and improvement group ought to have concerning OS license sorts earlier than incorporating OS code into software program you develop.

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