How to go about producing Opensource software:
To produce anything that could be considered "open source," it must have the proper license. The primary choice to ensure that our product is "free as in freedom," is to have it comply with the GNU GPL, or General Public License.
It is a copyleft license, which means that the initial product, as well as its derivatives are free to distribute and change by anyone for any reason. The GNU license is maintained by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). You can ensure that your product is considered open source but contacting the FSF for a copy of their license, or by using a modified copy of the GPL that does not mention GNU. The license is itself not copyleft, but anything bearing the the license is.
I hope this clears up any confusion you may have had about open source software. Thank you for your time.
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