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More will come soon--[[User:WikiSysop|WikiSysop]] 11:46, 29 August 2008 (MDT)
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models. These models are only free available.....
 
CSDMS those to develop model couplers under the GPL version 2 license. ADD WHY Therefore CSDMS urges program developers to chose GPL version 2 or GPLv2 compatible licenses to make it possible to couple their models with other models such that other people can use them. The next licenses are GPL compatible:
*Artistic License 2.0
*Berkeley Database License
*modified BSD license
*Boost Software License
*Cryptix General License
*Eiffel Forum License version2
*GNU Lesser General Public License
*Intel Open Source License
*ISC license
*MIT license
*Python Software Foundation License 2.0.1, 2.1.1 and newer
*W3C Software Notice and License
*zlib/libpng license
*Zope Public License version 2.0
For more information about licenses, see the external links below. -->
'''External links:'''
'''External links:'''
* http://rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm (Open Source Licensing book)
* http://rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm (Open Source Licensing book)
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ (list including information of all open source licenses)
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ (list including information of all open source licenses)

Revision as of 13:24, 29 August 2008

Model Licening information

More will come soon--WikiSysop 11:46, 29 August 2008 (MDT)

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