Software Licensing Taxonomy

Software Type

Commercial

Trial Software

X

(Non-full featured)

X

Non-Commercial Use

X

(Usage dependent)

X

Shareware

X-(Unenforced licensing)

X

Royalty-free binaries ("Freeware")

X

X

X

Royalty-free libraries

X

X

X

X

Open Source (BSD-Style)

X

X

X

X

X

Open Source (Apache Style)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Open Source (Linux/GNU style)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

License Feature

Zero Price Avenue

Redistributable

Unlimited Usage

Source Code Available

Source Code Modifiable

Public "Check-ins" to core codebase

All derivatives must be free

 

Quelle: http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween1.html [Stand: 19.05.2002]