Sentences with phrase «underlying copyleft»

Restrictive licenses also termed as copyleft licenses or «viral licenses» as these have the potential to «infect» a software product with the terms of the open - source software of the underlying copyleft programs.

Copyleft licenses are also called «viral licenses,» because they may potentially «infect» a software product with the open - source terms of the underlying copyleft program, leaving a licensee unable to distribute a modified or derivative version for a fee or in non-source form.