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Diese Seite befasst sich mit dem Thema Open Source. Wie mächtig diese Lizenzvariante heutzutage geworden ist erahnt man angesichts der ausufernden Aufstellung verfügbarer OSS Modelle. Darüber hinaus bietet der Auftritt eine Fülle grundlegender Informationen.

This article by Kevin Dankwardt explores the issue of whether non-GPL loadable Linux drivers are really not a problem. While many Linux developers assume that binary-only drivers are acceptable, there are growing technical reasons to avoid them. New features in tools and in the Linux kernel hamper the acceptability of non-GPL loadable modules. Also, the widely held belief that non-GPL loadable modules do not violate the Linux kernel's GPL license, due to an exception authorized by Linus Torvalds, is called into question.

This document makes a case for using a BSD style license for software and data; specifically it recommends using a BSD style license in place of the GPL. It can also be read as a BSD versus GPL Open Source License introduction and summary.

"I am not the only person who has noticed that WordPress is released under the GNU General Public License. In the license, it very plainly states: You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License. The only conclusion is that if your theme executes functions that are provided by WordPress, then your theme is indelibly connected to WordPress, and must itself be made available under the same terms as WordPress"