OWASP Licenses - Revision history

Justin Searle at 17:55, 12 December 2012

2012-12-12T17:55:56Z

Justin Searle at 17:55, 12 December 2012

2012-12-12T17:55:01Z

Justin Searle at 17:52, 12 December 2012

2012-12-12T17:52:17Z

Jmanico: /* OWASP Recommended Licenses */

2012-12-09T20:24:22Z

‎OWASP Recommended Licenses

Samantha Groves at 15:59, 29 November 2012

2012-11-29T15:59:01Z

Samantha Groves at 15:56, 29 November 2012

2012-11-29T15:56:35Z

Samantha Groves at 15:53, 29 November 2012

2012-11-29T15:53:16Z

Mtesauro: Added Assignment of Copyright section

2010-01-29T18:51:55Z

Added Assignment of Copyright section

Wichers: /* Licensing of OWASP Software and Documentation */

2008-12-09T14:15:27Z

‎Licensing of OWASP Software and Documentation

Wichers: /* Licensing of OWASP Website Content */

2008-12-05T21:32:05Z

‎Licensing of OWASP Website Content

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	All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any OWASP Project is licensed according to an open source license as defined by the [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]]. For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:projects@owasp.org projects@owasp.org].		All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any OWASP Project is licensed according to an open source license as defined by the [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]]. For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:projects@owasp.org projects@owasp.org].
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−	~~==OWASP Recommended Licenses==~~

	In an effort to help OWASP Project leaders choose the appropriate license for their project, the Global Project Committee recommends the following open source licenses. Understand that these licenses are only recommendations and Project Leaders are welcome to use any [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]] approved license they wish.		In an effort to help OWASP Project leaders choose the appropriate license for their project, the Global Project Committee recommends the following open source licenses. Understand that these licenses are only recommendations and Project Leaders are welcome to use any [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]] approved license they wish.

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 ==Licensing of OWASP Projects==
-All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any OWASP Project is licensed according to an open source license as defined by the [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]].  For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:owasp@owasp.org owasp@owasp.org].
+All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any OWASP Project is licensed according to an open source license as defined by the [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]].  For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:projects@owasp.org projects@owasp.org].
 ==OWASP	Recommended Licenses==

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 The OWASP Foundation uses several licenses to distribute software, documentation, and other materials. Contact us for agreements concerning acceptance of materials from individuals and corporations, such as existing documents or software projects. These licenses help us ensure that OWASP projects are supported longterm, and the materials produced can be easily used and are free and open to everyone.
 ==Licensing of OWASP Website Content==
-We welcome the use of OWASP website content.  If you would like to use anything from the wiki in another work, you must follow the terms of the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license]. We strongly encourage organizations to use OWASP materials for their internal purposes.  If you want to distribute modified OWASP materials externally, you must make them available under the CC license - preferably by making your improvements directly at OWASP.  Thanks!
+We welcome the use of OWASP website content.  If you would like to use anything from the wiki in another work, you must follow the terms of the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license (CC-BY-SA)]. We strongly encourage organizations to use OWASP materials for their internal purposes.  If you want to distribute modified OWASP materials externally, you must make them available under the CC-BY-SA license - preferably by making your improvements directly at OWASP.  Thanks!
-==Licensing of OWASP Software and Documentation==
+==Licensing of OWASP Projects==
-All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any of its projects is licensed according to one of the approved FLOSS licenses, such as the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html GNU "Lesser" GNU Public License (LGPL)], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_license BSD license], or the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license]. For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:owasp@owasp.org owasp@owasp.org].
+All software, documentation, and other materials produced by The OWASP Foundation or any OWASP Project is licensed according to an open source license as defined by the [[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Open Source Initiative (OSI) organization]].  For licensing questions, please contact us at [mailto:owasp@owasp.org owasp@owasp.org].
-==Use of the OWASP Brand==
+==OWASP	Recommended Licenses==
-The use of the OWASP Brand is covered by the [[OWASP brand usage rules]].
+{{Recommended_Licenses}}
 ==Contributor License Agreements==
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 In the case that the contributor desire to assign copyright to the OWASP Foundation, please use the [[Assignment of Copyright Agreement]].  Assignment of copyright is not strictly necessary but is an option available to those contributors who would prefer that the OWASP Foundation hold the copyright for contributed materials.

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 In the case that the contributor desire to assign copyright to the OWASP Foundation, please use the [[Assignment of Copyright Agreement]].  Assignment of copyright is not strictly necessary but is an option available to those contributors who would prefer that the OWASP Foundation hold the copyright for contributed materials.
-==OWASP	Recommended	Licenses==
+==OWASP	Recommended Licenses==
-[http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3803101_1/Bruce-Perens-How-Many-Open-Source-Licenses-Do-You-Need.htm Why are you recommending these licenses?]
+{{Recommended_Licenses}}

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 [http://opensource.org/licenses/category Which other open source licenses are eligible for an OWASP project?]
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	[http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3803101_1/Bruce-Perens-How-Many-Open-Source-Licenses-Do-You-Need.htm Why are you recommending these licenses?]		[http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3803101_1/Bruce-Perens-How-Many-Open-Source-Licenses-Do-You-Need.htm Why are you recommending these licenses?]
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	[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Which other open source licenses are eligible for an OWASP project?]		[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Which other open source licenses are eligible for an OWASP project?]
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	In the case that the contributor desire to assign copyright to the OWASP Foundation, please use the [[Assignment of Copyright Agreement]]. Assignment of copyright is not strictly necessary but is an option available to those contributors who would prefer that the OWASP Foundation hold the copyright for contributed materials.		In the case that the contributor desire to assign copyright to the OWASP Foundation, please use the [[Assignment of Copyright Agreement]]. Assignment of copyright is not strictly necessary but is an option available to those contributors who would prefer that the OWASP Foundation hold the copyright for contributed materials.
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		+	==OWASP Recommended Licenses==
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		+	[http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3803101_1/Bruce-Perens-How-Many-Open-Source-Licenses-Do-You-Need.htm Why are you recommending these licenses?]
		+	[http://opensource.org/licenses/category Which other open source licenses are eligible for an OWASP project?]

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	OWASP desires that all contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to the OWASP projects complete, sign, and submit (via snailmail or fax) a [[Contributor License Agreement]]. The purpose of this agreement is to clearly define the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to OWASP and thereby allow us to defend the project should there be a legal dispute regarding the software at some future time. All contributions made through the website are covered by the clickthrough license on the account creation page.		OWASP desires that all contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to the OWASP projects complete, sign, and submit (via snailmail or fax) a [[Contributor License Agreement]]. The purpose of this agreement is to clearly define the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to OWASP and thereby allow us to defend the project should there be a legal dispute regarding the software at some future time. All contributions made through the website are covered by the clickthrough license on the account creation page.
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		+	==Assignment of Copyright Agreement==
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		+	In the case that the contributor desire to assign copyright to the OWASP Foundation, please use the [[Assignment of Copyright Agreement]]. Assignment of copyright is not strictly necessary but is an option available to those contributors who would prefer that the OWASP Foundation hold the copyright for contributed materials.