Picking an Open Source License at LLNL: Guidance and Recommendations from the Computing Directorate
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Science and innovation are at the core of LLNL’s mission, and open source software is a vehicle by which LLNL innovations reach the scientific community, the nation, and the world. It also serves as a vehicle for building collaborations, publicizing our capabilities, and attracting new employees. Over half of the software produced by LLNL is open source, and open source licenses are the legal tools that allow our software to be used widely. Choosing an appropriate license can be difficult, but it can be even more difficult to change licenses after your software has amassed a significant number of contributors, so it is important understand the potentially subtle implications of your license choice. This document provides a set of recommendations for the busy and uninitiated. They are not set in stone (there are always exceptions). Our goal is to provide default choices that align best with LLNL’s mission, along with a high-level rationale.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1782513
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-822365; 1034781
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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