On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 11:08 AM Bryan Masterson <bryanmasterson1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Users come to my site, which includes jQuery and the widget - both are in the > browser source, and therefore have their licence data displayed, but the > modules, and the OS, and the DB software are never actually distributed.... > > So how do open source licences apply in this case? Do I have to publish a > list on my website of things I am using? That could create security risks. > Or do they only apply if I sell the software to someone else to host on their > site? I have a mixture of my IP that I don't want to reveal publicly, with > open source software that makes it all work. > > I haven't really found anything that clearly explains how the licencing works > in this case, only when "distributing software", which to me means > sharing/selling the software to someone...
For the vast majority of OSI-approved licenses, the activities you noted above do not trigger any license obligations because you are only using the software and not distributing it. A notable exception is the AGPL family of licenses, which extend the 'distribution' definition to include 'providing access to the functionality of the software over a network' (my paraphrase, not the actual license language). The likely reason that you haven't found anything which covers this is because in 99.99% of cases there is no license impact on your usage of the software. _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
