You probably already knew that a software license is a contract between an owner of computer software and an end user of that computer software – sometimes called an End User License Agreement or “EULA” – that specifies the scope of the rights granted by the owner to the user.  But what you may not know is the meaning behind the many different types of software and licenses out there.  Here are just a few examples of the types of software and licenses typically used:

• “Free software” or “open source software” is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction.  “Free” in this sense, however, doesn’t mean “gratis” but rather “free to do with …read more