Dual Licensing In Open Source

摘要

You can have your cake and eat it too, and share it as well. That's what dual licensing is in a nutshell. Most of the successful Open Source companies have one thing in common - their licensing pattern. If you're a developer, then dual licensing is something that allows you to earn from your work and at the same time give back to the community. Simply put, Dual Licensing is the practice of distributing identical software under two different sets of terms and conditions, with or without monetary benefits. When software is dual licensed, its recipient is free to choose ei-ther of the two sets of 'terms of use' offered by the software company.