COIN-OR: Open-source software for Operations Research

MOPTA 2005

Common “Open-Source” Misconceptions

¡All open-source licenses are the same

lE.g., Viral vs. non-viral

¡“Free for academic use only” is open source

lDiscrimination

¡Open source is the same as freeware/shareware

lBinary executable to end-user software

lRestricted intellectual property rights

¡COIN-OR recommends the Common Public License

lOSI-certified open source license which permits IBM (and others) to share AND still use the code in commercial products.