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What do I have to do for using or distributing a piece of open source software in accordance to specific open source license - as a modified or unmodified, embedded or independent application or library, used or distributed in the form of binaries or sources?

FocusQuestionAnswer
Type
Is the open source software you want to use a library in the broadest sense (an includable code snippet, a linkable module or library, or a loadable plugin), or is it an autonomous program, application or server which can be executed?
snimoli
proapse
Context
Given you want to use a library in the broadest sense, are you going to use / distribute this open source software as an independent unit, or do you plan to integrate it as an embedded component into a complexer piece of software?
independent
embedded
State
Do you want to leave the open source software unmodified as you have received it, or are you going to create a modified version of it?
unmodified
modified
Recipient
Are you going to use the open source software only for yourself, or do you plan to (re)distribute it (also) to other third parties?
4yourself
2others
Form
Given you want to (re)distribute an open source based work [2others], do you focus on distributing the binaries or the sources?
binaries
sources
License Under which open source license is the software released you want to use?  
known*
Apache-2.0   BSD-2-Clause   BSD-3-Clause  
EPL-1.0   EUPL-1.1   GPL-2.0  
GPL-3.0   LGPL-2.1   LGPL-3.0   MIT  
MPL-2.0   MS-PL   PGL   PHP-3.0  
planned*
AGPLv3.0   CDDLv1.0   ZLIB  

* The license handles are used in accordance to the SPDX definition - as far as possible. For the licenses texts themselves cf. opensource.org

Context Rules

  • A program (proapse) is ever used / distributed as an independent unit [but not vice versa]
  • Each embedded component is a snippet, module or library (snimoli) [but not vice versa].
  • Each snippet, module or library (snimoli) being used 4yourself is an embedded component [but not vice versa].

Disclaimer of Warranty

THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.