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Why licenses don't matter (and why they do) " Sententia cdsmithus
Interesting thesis: licenses don't matter. Programmers like logical systems so they believe in licenses, but in reality social pressures and having lawyers matters more. So you have to worry more about the motivations of people and less about the words of
Software Group Targets Small Business
<sep/>legal army and at ~$100,000 per lawsuit, the BSA makes a lot of money through settlements. Opensource software does not come with the risk of BSA-attack.
FSF - A Quick Guide to GPLv3
After a year and a half of public consultation, thousands of comments, and four drafts, version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) was finally published on June 29. While there's been a lot of discussion about the license since the first draft ap
Law & Life: Silicon Valley: Monsoon Media: Lessons for FOSS Management
Monsoon Media vs SFLC and the makers of BusyBox > settlement: MM to ensure compliance with GPLv2 **and** pay a compensation.
Groklaw - Understanding Open Source Software - by Red Hat's Mark Webbink, Esq.
Nice detailed explanation of the various open licenses.
The Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) License Slide
There are a large number of Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) licenses, but only a few are widely used. The widely-used licenses tend to be compatible, i.e., the software can be combined to produce a larger work. The following "license slide"
The Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) License Slide
There are a large number of Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) licenses, but only a few are widely used. The widely-used licenses tend to be compatible, i.e., the software can be combined to produce a larger work. The following "license slide"
NetApp Sues Sun for ZFS Patent Infringement
interesting... Dave does a good job of explaining the reasoning here
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