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Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing by Andrew M. St. Laurent August 2004 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99
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Open Source and Free Documentation Licenses, Part 3: The Open Gaming License Publish Date: Nov. 4, 2004
Andrew St. Laurent, author of Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing, offers the last installation of a three-part series on open source and free documentation licenses. This final part describes the Open Gaming License (OGL), a license designed to open source certain parts of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and two related documents, the d20 System Trademark License and the d20 System Trademark Guide Version 5.0.
Open Source and Free Documentation Licenses, Part 2: The Open Publication License Publish Date: Oct. 7, 2004
In part two of his three-part series on open source and free documentation licenses, Andrew St. Laurent dissects the Open Publication license (OPL), which was originally crafted for use with software manuals. He also looks at some of the pitfalls you could encounter using the OPL. Andrew is the author of Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing.
Open Source and Free Documentation Licenses, Part 1: The GNU FDL Publish Date: Sep. 16, 2004
The same principles that apply to open source licenses also apply to licenses for documentation and works other than software. In part one of a three-part series, Andrew St. Laurent looks at the first of three such licenses, the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL). He reviews the FDL section by section, and concludes with a look at some minor problems and ambiguities in definitions. Andrew is the author of Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing.
