In order to adopt Open Source software, you need to appreciate the legalities and licensing behind it. Until you do, there will always be that little bit of doubt about taking unnecessary risk for too little reward. By describing the GNU license, the most commonly used Open Source licensing model, we help you to gain the confidence you need to take your business to that next level of competitive edge.

GNU describes their licenses in the following way:

Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ``free'' as in ``free speech,'' not as in ``free beer.''

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:

The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).

The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).

The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

A program is free software if users have all of these freedoms. Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission.

We help you see the business logic in it for you and your organization. Open Source vision through simple project management.

We're changing the IT world holding nothing but the Open Source in our hands.

Sincerely,

We are the Open Source Sun. The Sky is the limit.