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Open Handset Alliance
Java-based phone handset ecosystem ... interesting stuff, but the licence? Not so sure ...
Open Handset Alliance
"Because these innovations and differentiated features can be kept proprietary, manufacturers and mobile operators are protected from the 'viral infection' problem often associated with other licenses." - the use of viral is a major faux pas.
'Infectious' Open Source Software: Spreading Incentives or Promoting Resistance? by Greg Vetter
"This article assesses the efficacy of broad infectious license terms to determine their incentive effects for open source and proprietary software. The analysis doubts beneficial effects."
Linux car finishes dead last at Indy. `We have won!' sponsors say
"Word on Slashdot is that free software legal expert Eben Moglen is claiming that the Indy 500 itself now has been GPL'd"
Vinod's Irregular Rants & Raves!: What is Freedom?
Vinod Unny claims the GPL's viral nature can infect humans too and prevent one from writing proprietary code in the future because it may be GPL-code influenced.
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