launchpad development
Choosing An Open Source License
When releasing code as open source for the first time, you'll need to choose a license.
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If releasing previously proprietary code Canonical staff must follow the internal process specific to that situation.
Situation |
License |
(For Canonical Launchpad developers) Is management signoff needed |
Server side specific code |
AGPLv3 '3.0 only' |
No |
Client side or general purpose code |
GPLv3 '3.0 only' |
No |
Code that needs to integrate tightly into some external project / has compatibility constraints |
Discuss on the launchpad-dev list |
Yes |
That said, generally we use AGPLv3 if it's server-side code, and GPLv3 for anything else. Never the or later versions, just an exact version number of the license.
