Open Source & Community Licensing Models

NOODL License

A collaborative innovation licensing philosophy emphasizing:

• Shared innovation

• Ecosystem participation

• Contributor recognition

• Local adaptation

Esethu License

A collective-benefit licensing philosophy emphasizing:

• Ethical reuse

• Shared social impact

• Community ownership values

• Public-interest infrastructure

Creative Commons Stack

CC BY

Reuse with attribution.

CC BY-SA

Reuse with attribution + same-license sharing.

CC BY-NC

Non-commercial reuse only.

CC BY-NC-SA

Non-commercial + share-alike.

CC0

Public domain dedication.

Open Source Software Licenses

MIT License

Permissive commercial reuse.

Apache 2.0

Enterprise-friendly with patent protections.

GPL

Requires derivative works to remain open source.