Sources of intellectual property included in the yui library yui is issued by yahoo. While there are hundreds of other content management systems available under the more restrictive gpl license, silverstripe is to our knowledge the only advanced cms available under the bsd license. The yui library is fully documented on its website. The original bsd license was used for its namesake, the berkeley software distribution bsd. For uninteresting reasons, i am considering a switch to a mit bsd style license. If i had my way, everything would be released under the wtfpl. Sign in or set up an account to use your incontrol route planner. This software must not be used to copy unauthorized. Yui is a free, open source javascript and css library for building richly interactive web. Yui is a free, open source javascript and css library for building richly interactive web applications.
Learn more about the future of intelligent building software here. This product includes wiky developed by stefan goessner bsd license granted to the opencrx project on 14july2009 14. All code specific to yui compressor is issued under a bsd license. The original bsd license or 4 clause bsd license is incompatible. License shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined by sections 1 through 9 of this document. As far as i have understood, this would prevent, in the future, to use any kind of gpl component library, header, plugin, etc. You are required to display any statements from the bsd licensed libraries, and you are required to display the bsd license text somewhere as well. An effort towards porting linux and related open source operating systems to the xbox 360. The silverstripe software is licensed under the open source revised bsd license, one of the most flexible and liberal licenses available. The bsd license allows proprietary use and allows the software released under the license to be incorporated into proprietary products. The documentation is another place where it is commonly found. Can i take code which is licensed under a permissive open source license like the bsd license and distribute it under a copyleft free software license like the gpl. He then decided to release these software as a bundle addon for unix called bdsm as he hopes that the bundle would become a complete set of software to be used as raw materials for proprietary software to enslave and mistreat users. The original bsd license was used for its namesake, the berkeley software distribution bsd, a unixlike operating system.
Source form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications, including but not limited to software source code, documentation source, and configuration files. Mit applies to the documentation associated with the software, bsd dont. See the license file license for license text and information. Yui s lightweight core and modular architecture make it scalable, fast, and robust. Under this interpretation it could be sufficient to refer to the bsd license elsewhere on the worldwide web. Can i use new bsd licensed librarycode in commercial. Bsd 4clause original or old license software package. This is in contrast to copyleft licenses, which have sharealike requirements. Eula okviz power bi appsource custom visuals the following user license agreement governs your use of the software and services provided by okviz corp. Documentation material from the dell installation and troubleshooting guide and the dell hardware owners manual, are published as a separate, standalone documents by riverbed. You or your shall mean an individual or legal entity exercising permissions granted by this license. What are the essential differences between the bsd and mit. The user license agreement for okviz pro custom visuals is available here. Why you should use a bsd style license for your open source.
Another difference between the bsd licenses and the mit license is how they deal with the meaning of software. The mit license is a very brief and liberal open source license. To make software open source, one or more licenses need to be. This document contains thirdparty software notices andor additional terms and conditions for. The yui library also includes several core css resources.
As you know, certain of the berkeley software distribution bsd source code files require that further distributions of products containing all or portions of the software, acknowledge within their advertising materials that such products contain software developed by uc berkeley and its contributors. Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such thirdparty acknowledgments normally appear. Nov 01, 2017 from this family, the most common licenses are the 3clause bsd license and the 2clause license. Yes, you are allowed to do this, if the software is licensed under any bsd license other than the original 4 clause license. Apr 19, 2004 this software, while released under a bsd style license, also incorporates other software that had earlier been released under a bsd style license referred to below as a ucb license by ucb. Make a list of your favourite places and plan routes then see them in your vehicle as soon as you start the engine. We urge you not to use the original bsd license for software you write. If a bsd licensed program becomes orphaned, a company can simply take over, in a proprietary manner, the program on which they are dependent. On the other hand, microsofts copy was also under whatever license microsoft used, and microsofts modifications were neither free nor open source software. Copyleft licenses such as the gnu gpl insist that modified versions of the program must be free software as well.
This is in contrast to copyleft licenses like the gpl, which have reciprocity sharealike requirements. Bsd licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the redistribution of covered software. If you looked at the appropriate displays, youd find the notices required by the license. A limited demo is available for evaluation purposes and limited use. Why you should use a bsd style license for your open. Works based on the material may be released under a proprietary license as closed source software, allowing usual commercial usages under. No other software helps you work smarter or faster than speclink does. Redis is open source software released under the terms of the three clause bsd license. A list of other contributors can be found in the git history. The handlebars component is a yui port of handlebars. Finding the best route, syncing it with your vehicle and managing your account all are easy with the incontrol route planner.
This product includes software developed by the university of california, berkeley and its contributors. Bsd licenses are much like the license that accompanied the original bsd. In 2008, following on from a vote amongst the membership of the netbsd foundation, and in recognition of the changing face of software licensing, the netbsd foundation has changed its recommended license to be a 2 clause bsd license. The following is an alphabetical list of thirdparty libraries distributed with teamcity. The 3clause modified bsd license includes a nonendorsement clause, which says users dont have the right to market software using bsdlicensed components in such a way that their product appears to be endorsed by the original developers. The yui core is a light 31kb minified set of tools for event management and dom manipulation. The main purpose of both these licenses is to allow people to use, distribute, and modify your code, but preserve your credit, license method, and disclaimer of warranties. Contribute to yuiyuicompressor development by creating an account on github. This is in contrast to copyleft licenses, which have. This bsd license is compatible with all common open source and commercial software licenses. Would it make any sense then to dual license the software under both bsd and gpl.
The berkeley software distribution bsd was an operating system based on research unix, developed and distributed by the computer systems research group csrg at the university of california, berkeley. Below is a list of certain publicly available software that is the source of intellectual property in yui, along with the licensing terms that pertain. Another goal is to write homebrew applications with a legal and free software development kit consisting of the library libxenon and the appropriate cross. Can i use new bsd licensed librarycode in commercial closed. The software provided with this documentation is licensed to you for your individual use under the terms of the end user license agreement provided with the software. The open source notice requirement in webbased applications in. The gnu general public license, or gpl, is an opensource license. The original version has since been revised, and its descendants are referred to as modified bsd licenses. Microsoft and apple seem to be allowed to take bsd or similar licensed code and distribute it under a proprietary license. Use of bsd3 clause license and python software license for. Both the reference implementation and the revised implementations on are available under the threeclause bsd license. Another goal is to write homebrew applications with a legal and free software development kit consisting of the library libxenon and the appropriate crosscompiler toolchain xenontoolchain. Phpwee is a free bsd license opensource php5 minifier script for html, html5, xhtml, css and javascript assets. A bsd license gives a small company the equivalent of software inescrow without any legal complications or costs.
The modified bsd license an overview by rowan wilson is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Xstream is open source software, made available under a bsd license. We have created the following discussion categories within this group to aid discoverability for these mostused topics. Description of the css minification performed by the compressor.
If you have feedback on this document, or any oss watch activity, please send it to. Your financial support ensures that we can continue to make improvements and offer new products in the future. If your software is an application, this kind of information is usually shown in some kind of about this software dialog. Even better, for a substantial program, use the apache 2. To all licensees, distributors of any version of bsd. Below is a list of certain publicly available software that is the source of intellectual property in yui, along with the licensing terms that pertain to those sources of ip. Licensor shall mean the owner or entity authorized by the owner that is granting the license. Your choice of a license agreement for software application depends on on what you wish to grant to a user.
Bsd license problem gnu project free software foundation. When i read a software license, what i see is a bunch of officious, mindnumbing lawyerly doublespeak. Various licenses and comments about them gnu project free. Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the yuidoc readme section above are relevant to that projects source code only. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement. See how to choose a license for your own work for general recommendations about choosing a license for your work the two major categories of free software license are copyleft and noncopyleft. All code on this site is licensed under the bsd license unless stated otherwise. These forums will be available for archive purposes. The open source notice requirement in webbased applications. Over time, ive begrudgingly come to the conclusion that, like lawyers, death, and taxes.
Simply put it reduces file size and load time for websites without any php code changes. Aug 19, 2014 bsd licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the redistribution of covered software. As you know, certain of the berkeley software distribution bsd source code files require that further distributions of products containing all or portions of the software, acknowledge within their advertising materials that such products contain software developed by uc berkeley and its. If youre not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages. Yahoo has provided a set of standard css definitions under the bsd license that allow a developer to easily make fluid or fixed width column layouts. Yuis use of this technique is included under our bsd license with the authors permission. Sources of intellectual property included in the yui library where not otherwise indicated, all yui content is authored by yahoo. The license text states that the license applies to.
This document makes a case for using a bsd style license for software and data. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. In any case, your choice will not restrict any recipient of your version of this software to use, reproduce, modify and distribute this software under any of the above. Today, bsd often refers to its descendants, such as freebsd, openbsd, netbsd, or dragonfly bsd, and systems based on those descendants. Yui core, utilities, ui controls, css components, developer tools, and build tools. The sleepycat license sleepycat open source initiative. User interface library is a set of utilities and controls, in javascript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as dom scripting, dhtml and ajax. This section describes software licensed from dell inc. Most software is distributed under a license, which means there are certain things that you are legally permitted and not. Other software included in this distribution is provided under other licenses, as set forth below. Contribute to yuibuilder development by creating an account on github. User interface library yui is a discontinued opensource javascript library for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as ajax, dhtml, and dom scripting. It can also be read as a bsd versus gpl open source license introduction and summary.
The names apache and apache software foundation and apache bcel must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. The gwtext software and sample code is licensed under the gnu lesser general public licence lgpl, v 3. Most of the redis source code was written and is ed by salvatore sanfilippo and pieter noordhuis. Moreover, it contains a third condition, which restricts the use of the name of the author for endorsements or promotions of products derived from the. Bsd licenses are a low restriction type of license for open source software that does not put requirements on redistribution as a low restriction and requirement license type, berkeley source distribution licenses are used for the distribution of many freeware, shareware and open source software. Jan 30, 20 the license would later be known as the bsd license.
Yui s use of this technique is included under our bsd license with the authors permission. While most software apps only use the enduser license agreement eula, there are open source licenses that give users more discretion on how they use a software s code. License this software is published under the bsd license as listed below. Supersync license and credits supersync is commercial software. Bsd is both a license and a class of license generally referred to as bsdlike. One would still need to make a copy of the bsd license template and substitute one. Can i relicense software under the modified bsd licence. In mit license, the word software with a capital s is explicitly defined as being this software and associated documentation files.