License meaning of open source license

Open source license is a constraint on open source software users, through which users can use, modify and * * * enjoy copyrighted software for free. In other words, software without a license is equivalent to retaining copyright. Although it is open source, users can only read the source code and cannot use it. Once used, it will infringe copyright.

Open source license is actually a legal license. The main significance is to protect project contributors and users. Without license protection, enterprises and developers will generally not touch the project, and it is difficult for the open source community to prosper.

What does an open source license usually state?

Open source licenses generally stipulate the right to use, the conditions of use and the limitation of liability, such as whether it can be commercialized, distributed, modified, patented, used and modified privately, whether it is necessary to open source when distributing software, whether it must be distributed and modified under the same license, and so on.

When we use open source software, we need to consider the requirements in each open source license agreement. Sometimes two open source license agreements will conflict, which may bring us some compliance risks.