Source-available software (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Source-available software" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

Staff, Ars (October 16, 2019). "In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course—is it the right move?". Ars Technica.

beegfs.io

"BeeGFS End User License Agreement - Documentation - BeeGFS". BeeGFS. Retrieved 8 Jun 2020.
"GitLab". BeeGFS. Retrieved 8 Jun 2020.
"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". BeeGFS Wiki. Retrieved 8 Jun 2020.
"End-User License Agreement" (plain text). 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

bund.de

bmdv.bund.de

"Künstliche Intelligenz basierte Belegungsoptimierung im ÖPNV – Fahrbar20". German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. March 24, 2025.

commonsclause.com

"Commons Clause License". Commons Clause License. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
"Commons Clause License". Commons Clause License. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

defense.gov

dodcio.defense.gov

"DoD Open Source Software (OSS) FAQ: Is there a name for software whose source code is publicly available, but does not meet the definition of open source software?". Chief Information Officer. U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on Jul 24, 2018. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

doi.org

Fortunato, Laura; Galassi, Mark (17 May 2021). "The case for free and open source software in research and scholarship". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 379 (2197). Bibcode:2021RSPTA.37900079F. doi:10.1098/rsta.2020.0079. PMID 33775148.

dreamwidth.org

mjg59.dreamwidth.org

The Commons Clause doesn't help the commons Matthew Garrett's blog

engadget.com

"Kim Dotcom promises to launch an open-source competitor to Mega (updated)". Engadget. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

fsl.software

"FSL - Functional Source License". Functional Source License. Retrieved 25 Feb 2024.

geekwire.com

"MongoDB's licensing changes led Red Hat to drop the database from the latest version of its server OS". GeekWire. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

github.com

"meganz/MEGAsync". GitHub. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
"OCT License Text Repository". Retrieved 2025-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"truecrypt-archive/License-v3.1.txt at master · DrWhax/truecrypt-archive". GitHub. 28 Mar 2014. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

gitlab.com

gitlab.com

"The GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) license (the "EE License")". GitLab. GitLab Inc. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.
"GitLab Community Edition LICENSE file". GitLab. GitLab Inc. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

about.gitlab.com

Sijbrandij, Sid (20 Jul 2016). "GitLab is open core, GitHub is closed source". GitLab. GitLab Inc. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

gnu.org

"Various Licenses and Comments about Them". GNU Operating System. Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

harvard.edu

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Fortunato, Laura; Galassi, Mark (17 May 2021). "The case for free and open source software in research and scholarship". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 379 (2197). Bibcode:2021RSPTA.37900079F. doi:10.1098/rsta.2020.0079. PMID 33775148.

infoworld.com

Phipps, Simon (15 November 2013), TrueCrypt or false? Would-be open source project must clean up its act, InfoWorld, retrieved 20 May 2014

iunera.com

"How NFTs and AI can solve Public Transport challenges". iunera company blog. March 24, 2025.

license-token.com

"OCT License Project Website". Retrieved 2025-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

mariadb.com

"Adopting and Developing BSL Software". MariaDB. Retrieved 25 Feb 2024.

microsoft.com

microsoft.com

referencesource.microsoft.com

"Microsoft Reference Source License". Microsoft. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06. "Reference use" means use of the software within your company as a reference, in read-only form, for the sole purposes of debugging your products, maintaining your products, or enhancing the interoperability of your products with the software, and specifically excludes the right to distribute the software outside of your company.

nih.gov

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fortunato, Laura; Galassi, Mark (17 May 2021). "The case for free and open source software in research and scholarship". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 379 (2197). Bibcode:2021RSPTA.37900079F. doi:10.1098/rsta.2020.0079. PMID 33775148.

opensource.org

"The Open Source Definition | Open Source Initiative". opensource.org.
"Delayed Open Source Publication". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved 25 Feb 2024.
Tiemann, Michael (2007-06-21). "Will The Real Open Source CRM Please Stand Up?". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
OSI Board of Directors (19 January 2021). "The SSPL is Not an Open Source License". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

redislabs.com

Shoolman, Yiftach (5 July 2016). "Why Redis Labs' Modules are AGPL". Redis Labs. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

regdeveloper.co.uk

Vance, Ashlee (2007-07-25). "SugarCRM trades badgeware for GPL 3". The Register. Retrieved 2008-09-08.

scilab.org

"The open source platform for numerical computation". INRIA. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
"SCILAB License". INRIA. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-04.

sentry.io

blog.sentry.io

"Introducing the Functional Source License: Freedom without Free-riding". Sentry's blog. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 25 Feb 2024.

slashdot.org

yro.slashdot.org

"Interviews: Kim Dotcom Answers Your Questions - Slashdot". yro.slashdot.org. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

techrepublic.com

Asay, Matt. "Why Redis Labs made a huge mistake when it changed its open source licensing strategy". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

theregister.co.uk

Claburn, Thomas. "Redis has a license to kill: Open-source database maker takes some code proprietary". The Register. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

veracrypt.fr

"root/License.txt". VeraCrypt. TrueCrypt Foundation. 17 Oct 2016. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.

web.archive.org

"DoD Open Source Software (OSS) FAQ: Is there a name for software whose source code is publicly available, but does not meet the definition of open source software?". Chief Information Officer. U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on Jul 24, 2018. Retrieved 23 Jul 2018.
"SCILAB License". INRIA. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
"MongoDB's licensing changes led Red Hat to drop the database from the latest version of its server OS". GeekWire. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Berlind, David (21 November 2006). "Are SugarCRM, Socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and others abusing the term "open source?"". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2008.

zdnet.com

zdnet.com

Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

blogs.zdnet.com

Berlind, David (21 November 2006). "Are SugarCRM, Socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and others abusing the term "open source?"". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2008.