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• The Open Source Definition mandates that software licenses must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.
• The Open Source Definition requires that software licenses permit free redistribution of the software.
• The Open Source Definition requires that the rights attached to a program must apply to all parties to whom the program is redistributed without requiring the execution of an additional license by those parties.
• The Open Source Initiative (OSI) uses 'The Open Source Definition' to determine whether a software license qualifies for the organization's insignia for open-source software.
• The Open Source Definition mandates that software licenses must not restrict anyone from using the program in any specific field of endeavor, such as business or genetic research.
• The Open Source Definition requires that the rights attached to a program must not depend on the program being part of a particular software distribution. If a program is extracted from a distribution and used or distributed under its license terms, all parties to whom it is redistributed must receive the same rights granted in the original distribution.
• Emerging software licenses are causing a debate regarding the Open Source Definition (OSD).
• The Open Source Definition prohibits licenses from requiring a royalty or other fee for the sale of software as part of an aggregate distribution.
• The Open Source Definition requires that software licenses allow free redistribution, meaning the license cannot restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as part of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources.