Lit Review 6: SFLC Legal Primer Chapter 3

Taking a step back in the Legal Primer, we are looking at Chapter 3. Let's dig in.

Who:

The Primer is written by a laundry list of who's who of FOSS: Richard Fontana, Bradley M. Kuhn, Eben Moglen, Matthew Norwood, Daniel B. Ravicher, Karen Sandler, James Vasile, and Aaron Williamson.

What:

The chapters of The Primer we are covering today detail much of the Primer is and some basic details on a couple of the many licenses that you can choose to file your project under.

Where:

You can find a copy of The Primer here.

When:


The Primer hasn't been updated in a while, but the last revision was put out in 2008.



The Gist:

Should your project form under a corporate banner or possibly join under the umbrella of a larger organization? What else can you do with it.

The Good:

Simple to read
Covers a fairly important subject
Gives several options to the reader

The Bad:
Fairly short chapter overall
Is fairly elementary with the subject matter




Any Questions?

Why choose one organization over another for Umbrellas?

Do Liability clauses in licenses not work?

If a library is been thrown over the wall, are you still liable?



Final Thoughts and Rating:

This is an important chapter as it lays the grounds for how a project should act when it comes to legal bodies. The lay terms help illustrate how things happen in at least a basic sense. Overall, 8/10.