KwickClips Computer Science · 43 sec · free
Which licence is copyleft?
Short answer. The GPL.
What does CC BY require?
Credit to the creator.
Licences
| Licence | Key rule |
|---|---|
| GPL | copyleft |
| Apache | few conditions |
| CC BY | give credit |
Remember
| CC is for photos, music, notes |
GPL, Apache, Creative Commons. What do they allow? In short. GPL is copyleft, so shared changes stay GPL. Apache has very few conditions. Creative Commons BY says give credit. Remember. Creative Commons is for creative work.
This clip is from the full lesson: Software Licensing: Open Source, Free and Proprietary Software — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083), CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices (065)
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