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Open source licenses: Everything you need to know

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.

Breaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a year

Instead of four times a year, Google will now only release Android source code to AOSP twice a year, once in Q2 and again in ...

Google set to reduce the Android source code releases to just twice a year

The Android Open Source Project, built and released by Google under the Apache 2.0 license, allows third-party developers to ...
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HashiCorp adopts the Business Source License for future releases of its products

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HashiCorp, Inc. (HCP), a leader in multi-cloud infrastructure automation software, today announced it has changed its source code license from Mozilla ...
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Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing

With the perennial tensions between proprietary and open source software (OSS) unlikely to end anytime soon, a $3 billion startup is throwing its weight behind a new licensing paradigm — one that’s ...
Android Authority

Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming

Google has delayed releasing the source code for Android 16 QPR1, worrying custom ROM developers who rely on timely AOSP (Android Open Source Project) updates. While Google typically publishes source ...