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Model Licening information

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

External links:

http://rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm (Open Source Licensing book)
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ (list including information of all open source licenses)

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 More will come soon--[[User:WikiSysop|WikiSysop]] 11:46, 29 August 2008 (MDT)
-<!--Why do I need to license my source code?<br>Many different software licenses are nowadays available, to serve the software developer such that all to  to protect the developer for misuse distribution of software. A major goal of CSDMS is to offer a community-built and freely available suit of
+<!--'''Why do I need to license my source code'''?<br>Many different software licenses are nowadays available, to serve the software developer such that all to  to protect the developer for misuse distribution of software. A major goal of CSDMS is to offer a community-built and freely available suit of
 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:
+CSDMS thoose to develop model couplers under the GPL version 2 license. The GPL v.2 license is widely used by free libre / open source software developers because the license:
+#provides a better quid-pro-quo for developers
+#establishes collaboration between people
+#Protects developers work
+#encourages increasing the amount of free software.
+And even if you don't like the GPL license, potential co-developers do so your project is more likely to be successful if you accommodate them.<br>
+Therefore CSDMS urges program developers to chose GPL version 2 or at least GPLv2 compatible licenses to make it possible to couple models with other models such that other people can use them. The next Free Software Foundation (FSF) approved licenses are GPL v.2 compatible:
 *Artistic License 2.0
 *Berkeley Database License