Software Adaptation in an Open Environment
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Software Adaptation in an Open Environment

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Software Adaptation in an Open Environment

About this book

Software adaptation in an open environment examines various dimensions of softwareadaptation with a brief description on four different freedoms and benefits of using freesoftware. It includes the meaning of free and open source, GPL, describing basic pointsof distinction between the two. It provides a detailed description about the history of freesoftware community. It also provides the reader with the insights into the development ofsoftware world and free software community, so as to understand the actual meaning offree software and how it opposes proprietary software.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. About the Author
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1 Free Software is Distributed Free
  10. Chapter 2 "Free" vs "Open Source"
  11. Chapter 3 Why Use Free Software?
  12. Chapter 4 Four Freedoms
  13. Chapter 5 Intellectual Property and Network Externalities
  14. Chapter 6 Wider and Wider Applications
  15. Chapter 7 How Do We Interpret Free Software Criteria?
  16. Chapter 8 The Right Answers
  17. Chapter 9 What is the GPL?
  18. Chapter 10 "Free Software" and "Open Source"
  19. Chapter 11 A Pragmatic Positioning
  20. Chapter 12 Definitions of Free Software
  21. Chapter 13 Free Software is Born as Open Source
  22. Chapter 14 A Fragmentation of Open Source
  23. Chapter 15 Who Uses Free Software?
  24. Chapter 16 Have Free Software Licenses Ever Been the Subject of a Case Law?
  25. Chapter 17 The Difference between Free and Open Source Software
  26. Chapter 18 Where to Find Free Software?
  27. Chapter 19 A Classification of Software Licenses
  28. Chapter 20 Mutualizing Efforts
  29. Chapter 21 Contract-Based Licensing
  30. Chapter 22 Multiple Types of Free Software Licenses
  31. Chapter 23 The Legal Arsenal of "Intellectual Property"
  32. Chapter 24 Example Source Form of a Rudimentary Program
  33. Chapter 25 Practical Examples
  34. Chapter 26 Free Software Guarantees Innovative Activity
  35. Chapter 27 Open Source Programs Are Not Necessarily Free Software
  36. Chapter 28 Obligations of the Licensee
  37. Chapter 29 Free Software Freedoms
  38. Chapter 30 Free Software Equivalents
  39. Chapter 31 Compatible Licenses
  40. Chapter 32 Differences between Free and Open Source Software
  41. Chapter 33 Legal Considerations
  42. Chapter 34 Free Software Categories
  43. Chapter 35 What is Free Software?
  44. Chapter 36 Confusing Terms, Which You Should Avoid
  45. Chapter 37 Free Software Opposes Proprietary Software
  46. Chapter 38 The Advantages of Free Software
  47. Chapter 39 Two Main Categories of Software
  48. Chapter 40 Terms of the Free Software Licenses
  49. Chapter 41 Stay in Control of Your System with Free Software
  50. Chapter 42 From Proprietary Software to Open Source Software
  51. Chapter 43 The Idea of Free Software
  52. Chapter 44 Open-Source and Operating Systems
  53. Chapter 45 "Free Software" and "Open Source"
  54. Chapter 46 Free Software Developers
  55. Chapter 47 Supporters of Free Software
  56. Chapter 48 Collaborative Work Practices
  57. Chapter 49 Facing the Power of Publishers
  58. Chapter 50 The Term "Open Source"
  59. Chapter 51 A History of the Free Software Community
  60. Index