Twenty-five years of school? Analysis of Free and Open Source software license texts

Authors

  • Alexios Zavras Intel Corp.

Keywords:

Law, information technology, Free and Open Source Software, software licenses, readability

Abstract

The licenses of Free and Open Source Software are expected to be read and understood by all software users. Analysis of these texts shows that it is not an easily achievable goal.

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Published

2016-11-22

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016)

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Articles

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How to Cite

Twenty-five years of school? Analysis of Free and Open Source software license texts. (2016). Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, 8(1), 29-44. https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/111