Can you change the license of an open source project?
If you’re the sole contributor to your project then either you or your company is the project’s sole copyright holder. You can add or change to whatever license you or your company wants to. Otherwise there may be other copyright holders that you need agreement from in order to change licenses.
How do open source licenses work?
The simplest explanation is that open source licenses are legal and binding contracts between the author and the user of a software component, declaring that the software can be used in commercial applications under specified conditions. The license is what turns code into an open source component.
Can a project be released under a different license?
You’ll be able to release the project under a different license if you ever need to. Otherwise, picking the right open source license for your project depends on your objectives. Your project very likely has (or will have) dependencies.
Can I restrict how people use an open source licensed program?
In particular, copyleft -style Open Source licenses require that, in at least some cases, when you distribute the software, you must do so under the same license you received it under. Can I restrict how people use an Open Source licensed program?
Do you have to have open source license to use GitHub?
Finally, your project may have dependencies with license requirements that you weren’t aware of. Your project’s community, or your employer’s policies, may also require your project to use specific open source licenses. We’ll cover these situations below. Are public GitHub projects open source?
Can you sell software under an open source license?
You can even sell Open Source software. However, note that commercial is not the same as proprietary. If you receive software under an Open Source license, you can always use that software for commercial purposes, but that doesn’t always mean you can place further restrictions on people who receive the software from you.