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A codec under a modified BSD license, capable of playing video in high quality, is now ready for mass market adoption.

That's one giant leap for open source content. A codec under a modified BSD license, capable of playing video in high quality, is now ready for mass market adoption .

Both version 0 and 1 are supported. [COPYRIGHT] NOTE: libSpiff is licensed and distributed under the terms of the BSD License and GNU Library or Lesser General Public License .

OStatic: "Dojo, which is developed by the Dojo Foundation and released under both the BSD License and Academic Free License, is officially integrated with a number of Web development frameworks, such as Django and the Zend Framework, and by vendors such as IBM and Sun Microsystems."

SGI has radically simplified the license covering its OpenGL Sample Implementation, GLX, and other accelerated 2D/3D graphics software releases.

Moving from five pages to three paragraphs, the new version of the SGI Free Software License B mimics the free X11 license, a non-copyleft license similar to the BSD license.

Why does the GNU General Public License have to be the definitive license for Free and Open Source Software?

Consider the BSD license type -- a more business-friendly variety that allows for businesses to make a profit while preserving the public interest

LinuxInsider: "Why does the GNU General Public License have to be the definitive license for Free and Open Source Software?

Consider the BSD license type -- a more business-friendly variety that allows for businesses to make a profit while preserving the public interest"

"Google has made the Chrome source available under a permissive BSD license so that it can be incorporated into both open and proprietary software programs." Complete Story

Generally for open source programs, there are two main licenses that most developers take into consideration. These licenses are the Gnu General Public License, and the BSD license.

This article will explain the fundamentals of each license, and will help you in choosing the right license for your open source project.

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