Who Is Using, Who Is Abusing? A Primer on Open Source Licensing

Explore the complex world of open source licensing in this 42-minute conference talk by Ram Iyengar from the Cloud Foundry Foundation. Delve into recent disruptive changes in software licensing, such as HashiCorp's move to BSL and RedHat's withdrawal of RHEL sources. Gain valuable insights into various available licenses and their applications to projects. Understand the impact and implications of license choices for both open source contributors and consumers. Learn how licensing changes can affect software developers and engineers who rely on open source projects. Discover what constitutes allowed usage versus prohibited actions under different licensing models. Equip yourself with essential knowledge about software licenses that directly impact your work in the open source ecosystem.