Once again, all open source licenses are not created equal.
同样，所有开放源码许可并不是相等的。
OSI maintains a large list of accepted open source licenses.
OSI维护了一个庞大的列表，列出了公认的开源许可证种类。
OpenSource.org presents a catalog of the most popular open source licenses.
org提供了最常用开源许可的分类目录。
There are both commercial and open source licenses available for this project.
这个项目有商用和开放源码两种许可证。
Thus, open source licenses may restrict users in ways that free software licenses may not.
因此，开源许可协议可能在某些方面对用户有所限制，而自由软件却不一定会。
If you need cross-platform support, alternatives are available under open source licenses.
如果您需要跨平台的支持，可以在开源许可下使用一些替代方案。
Of all the open source licenses, the GPL is the most widely used and is the most influential.
在所有开放源码许可中，GPL是使用最广泛、影响最强大的。
In fact, more than 50 open source licenses are listed on the open source Initiative (OSI) Web site.
实际上，Open SourceInitiative (osi)Web站点上列出了50多个开放源码许可。
If you need to adopt code governed by different open source licenses, consult competent legal counsel.
如果您需要采纳由不同开放源码许可控制的代码，请咨询合格的法律顾问。
Like most open source licenses, it allows the software to be used, modified, and distributed by users as required.
与许多其他开源许可一样，这个许可允许用户根据需求使用、修改和分发该软件。
I knew that there were differences between open source licenses, but could that really be the reason for creating a whole new piece of software?
我知道在开放源码许可之间有区别，但是这真的就是创建一套全新的软件的理由么？
These are both mistaken, since the GNU GPL qualifies as an open source license and most of the open source licenses qualify as free software licenses.
二者都理解错了，因为GNUGPL有开源许可证的资格，而多数开源的许可证也有自由软件许可证的资格。
Perhaps more than the protocols, backbones, and servers that underlie the Internet, open source licenses have facilitated the exchange of source code and ideas.
也许相对于支持Internet的协议、主干线和服务器来说，开放源码许可更加促进了源代码和思想的交换。
The new license affords developers the right to add certain prescribed additional provisions to the license to make their code compatible with other open source licenses.
新的许可证向开发人员提供了可以向许可证添加某些规定的额外条款的权利，从而令其代码与其他开源许可证兼容。
Geronimo is licensed under the Apache license, Version 2.0 (see Resources to link to the license), one of the most recognized and liberal open source licenses in the industry.
Geronimo是按照ApacheLicense,Version 2.0颁发许可证的(参见参考资料中许可协议的链接)，这是被业界广泛接受的最宽松的开放源码许可协议。
The reason is clear: Open source licenses are designed to allow users to revise, fix, and extend their code.
原因显然：开源许可天生就是用来允许用户修订，修改，以及扩展它们所许可的代码的。
Open source licenses are licenses that comply with the Open Source Definition — in brief, they allow software to be freely used, modified, and shared.
翻译：开源协议，是遵循开源定义的协议，简而言之，开源协议是允许软件被自由使用、修改和分享的协议。
Open source licenses are licenses that comply with the Open Source Definition — in brief, they allow software to be freely used, modified, and shared.
翻译：开源协议，是遵循开源定义的协议，简而言之，开源协议是允许软件被自由使用、修改和分享的协议。
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