Choosing a License

LicenseA software license is a legal instrument (usually by way of contract law, with or without printed material) governing the use or redistribution of software.

A typical software license grants the licensee, typically an end-user, permission to use one or more copies of software.

BlenderIndia.in promotes FOSS philosophy and encourages the use of Free and open licenses. 

Before you select a license for your work you should be very clear which type of license is best suitable for your need, To better understand and choose a license you can visit https://choosealicense.com/

Depending upon your work and understanding you can choose one of the following licenses. Please visit the specific license link to understand it properly.

  • Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0)

    • Generally for 3D models, Animations etc. Primarily artistic work which does not include any coding.

  • Public Domain/CC0

    • Public-domain software is software that has been placed in the public domain: in other words, software for which there is absolutely no ownership such as copyright, trademark, or patent. Software in the public domain can be modified, distributed, or sold even without any attribution by anyone.

  • GPL

    • Permissions of this strong copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights.

  • MIT

    • A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

  • Contact Author

    • You may specify your own terms and conditions for your work. Visit https://choosealicense.com/ and decide.  Authors are also encouraged to specify a license and its link in the description of their work.