Open Source License

Open-source licenses allow software to be freely used, modified, and shared, enabling FOSS development.

Definition

Open-source licenses are software licenses that allow content to be used, modified, and shared. They facilitate free and open-source software (FOSS) development. Intellectual property (IP) laws generally restrict the modification and sharing of creative works, but free and open-source licenses leverage these legal structures for an inverse purpose. They grant the recipient the rights to use the software, examine the source code, modify it, and distribute those modifications.