Information on the legal aspects of OSS in the public sector
Commission Resources
- The feasibility study "Pooling Open Source Software" gives an introduction as well the legal aspects of using OSS.
- Guideline for Public Administrations on Partnering with Free Software Developers, a study by IDA
- IDABC has issued the final version of the European Union Public Licence (EUPL), the first Open Source Software licence issued by the European Commission. After two years of preparation and consultations, it was officially approved on 9 January 2007. German, English and French versions can be downloaded from our library New 30-Jan-2007
General information on OSS licences
- The Free Software Foundation is the home of the famous GPL and other licenses.
- The Open Source Initiative assesses OSS licences for conformity with the OSS principles.
Updated 25-Jul-2005
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