Apart from public domain, there are licenses that are considered public-domain-equivalent licenses and are very short licenses that keep no rights on the software. People considering releasing a software as public domain or equivalent should take into account that releasing…
A contributor license agreement (CLA), sometimes called participation agreement, is a document that defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to a project or organization. CLAs are typically used on FOSS projects. Reasons to use a CLA…
This post is an introduction to free and open source software (FOSS) licenses. This post is part of the series of articles, whose main post is Software Licenses. Definition of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Licenses In the world…
A software license is a written or digital document accompanying the software the defines the terms and conditions to use it. It is based on copyright laws, that protects the source code behind software. This post enumerates the main categories…
Source-available, viewable, shared, or read-only open-source software licenses are those that allow the code to be seen but is has restrictions on its modification, distribution and use so it makes it not eligible for FOSS. As it allows to access…
This post is an introduction to open core software licenses or open core licensing (OCL). This is part of a series of articles whose main post is about software licenses. Definition of Open Core Open core software contains free and…
A game framework is a collection of libraries and tools that simplify some aspects of game development, but leave more room for customization and flexibility. It does not offer a complete solution for creating games, but rather a foundation that…
This post is an introduction to the general concept of virtualization. Virtualization is the overarching concept of creating virtual versions of computing resources, such as servers, storage devices, or networks. It abstracts physical hardware and allows multiple virtual instances to…
In the context of IT, containerization is the virtualization of an OS or application so that software can run in isolated user spaces called containers in any environment, regardless its type. Its management is part of the DevOps team. This…
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Some aspects of IT security (specifically confidentiality, integrity, authentication and non-repudiation) are directly related to cryptography. Cryptographic Algorithms You can read about encryption…