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Free and open-source software license
The Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) is a free and open-source software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL). Files licensed under the CDDL can be combined with files licensed under other licenses, whether open source or proprietary. In 2005 the Open Source Initiative approved the license. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) considers it a free software license, but one which is incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL). Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Common Development and Distribution LicenseA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The CatThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: License compatibilityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: OpenZFSA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
The CatMuriel Beadle · 1977
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
PTAexamScott M. Giles · 2010
Understanding Computers Today and TomorrowDeborah Morley · 2003
The Halal and the Haram in Marriage and Family Life · 2014
survival companion for medical students, graduates and interns · 2014- 📕You and the law · 1973
Information and Communicatiaon TechnologyKhabib Mustofa · 2013
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