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"open source policy" is the ideal it aims to support. Its basic philosophy is that openness and transparency are powerful ways to keep groups of people happy and working together, and that the open source movement is the primary known application

A thread discussing dual-licensing and the issues which crop up. I personally think Theo has a point.

Open Source developers have, perhaps without conscious intent, created a new and surprisingly successful economic paradigm for the production of software. Examining that paradigm can answer a number of important questions. It's not immediately obvious how

I'm being buried alive in email about the Fortune article about Microsoft's patent saber rattling, which I thought so unimportant I put it in News Picks earlier. Here's why I'm not unduly worried so far. My reasons for not worrying

New online journal Re-public has just published the first part of its special issue " The promise of the commons". The issue explores the openings that the concept of the 'commons' presents for democratic theory and practice .

A careful examination of Microsoft's Patent Pledge for Non-Compensated Developers reveals that it has little value. The patent covenant only applies to software that you develop at home and keep for yourself; the promises don't extend to others when you d

Kernel development soap opera: will Reiser4 filesystem be include in the kernel?

A graphic map depicting the epic struggle of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) against the Empire of Microsoft.