OPaC Free Public License

The OPaC Free Public License (OFPL) is a software license created by OPaC bright IDeaS for the distribution of the OPaC Class Library. The OFPL is a copyleft license, in that it requires any work based on OPaC be licensed under the terms of the OFPL.

Author

Pierre Arnaud created the OFPL, as an open source license for OPaC bright ideas.

Key features

Distribution

Software under the OFPL may not be distributed if any payment is made in connection for the distribution, directly or indirectly.

Assent to license

The restriction contained in Section 2(c) of the OFPL reads:

You must meet all the following conditions with respect to the distribution of any work based on OPaC: . . . (ii) You must cause the Program to be licensed as a whole and at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License.

Further provisions

• Covered works that are distributed must be accompanied by the source code, or access to it made available. (§2(c)(iv))
• Covered works that are distributed must include a verbatim copy of the license. (§2(c)(v))

Open software that uses the OFPL

• OPaC Class Library

References

• Philosophy of the GNU Project by the Free Software Foundation, retrieved September 10, 2006
• Choosing an Open Source License by Ian Lance Taylor, 2005, retrieved September 10, 2006

External links

• OPaC bright ideas Website