Understanding Open Source Licenses, Rock Climbers' Edition
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Twenty-eight years ago, Lynn Hill became the first person to free climb the Nose in Yosemite. When this happened, a no less remarkable milestone occurred in the open source community. With help from a decentralized group of collaborators, a university student from Finland, Linus Torvalds, published version 1.0 of Linux under GNU GPL license (pronounced ‘guh noo’ GPL). GNU GPL was a new and unusual software license unlike any others at the time. The license
Understanding Open Source Licenses, Rock Climbers' Edition
Understanding Open Source Licenses, Rock…
Understanding Open Source Licenses, Rock Climbers' Edition
Twenty-eight years ago, Lynn Hill became the first person to free climb the Nose in Yosemite. When this happened, a no less remarkable milestone occurred in the open source community. With help from a decentralized group of collaborators, a university student from Finland, Linus Torvalds, published version 1.0 of Linux under GNU GPL license (pronounced ‘guh noo’ GPL). GNU GPL was a new and unusual software license unlike any others at the time. The license