Software libre y sistemas de información geográfica: conceptos, definiciones y aspectos legales

Abstract

This article covers some of the principal legal aspects of free and open software applied to Geographic Information Systems. Starting out form basic concepts in FOSS licensing, it aims to deal with questions such as "who is responsible for FOSS projects'", "how are they developed?", "who is the owner of the software?" and discusses the legal issues and problems that may arise during the course of creating, distributing or deploying a FOSS-based GIS