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What does redistribution in binary form mean?
Redistribution means you have somehow caused the software to make its way to another person. Things that probably count as distribution: Placing the file on a public website. Printing the binary in hex onto paper and giving that paper to someone else.
What does free redistribution mean?
1. Free Redistribution. The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.
What is the role of Open Source Initiative?
The Open Source Initiative defines open source software as software that is distributed with human readable source code in order to allow the user freedom to run, review, alter, enhance and modify the code for any purpose.
Can you distribute source code under the BSD license?
You absolutely cannot distribute source code or binary w/o retaining the original BSD license with the code or making people aware that the associated binary code is under a BSD license. Thanks for contributing an answer to Open Source Stack Exchange!
Can a BSD license be redistributed under the GPL?
First of all: There are three different BSD-licenses. The original BSD-license has four clauses, including a advertisement-clause. This advertisement-clause is incompatible with the GPL, so you cannot redistribute it as GPL, the same as you cannot combine it with GPL-code.
Is the BSD license the same as the UNIX license?
The modified BSD license (in wide use today) is very similar to the license originally used for the BSD version of Unix. The BSD license is a simple license that merely requires that all code be licensed under the BSD license if redistributed in source code format.
What are the conditions for redistribution of source code?
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.