Daily Business Review: What You Should Know About Open-Source Software
Jan 21, 2003, 13:00 (8 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Joel Rothman)
[ Thanks to Mick Oyer
for this link. ]
"You are probably hearing and reading more about the Linux
operating system these days and how it presents a challenge to
Microsoft’s dominance. You might even be among
the 35,000 people expected to show up at the LinuxWorld Expo in New
York next week, a trade show that used to be lucky to attract a few
thousand attendees several years ago.
"When lawyers talk about Linux, the conversation inevitably
drifts to the open-source licensing scheme that distinguishes Linux
and other open-source software from closed-source programs like
those made by Microsoft. With the popularity of open-source
growing, businesses and their lawyers face new intellectual
property challenges.
"What is open-source? The term refers generally to software
released under a variety of different public licenses including the
GNU general public license, often called the GPL, and the Mozilla
public license, among others..."
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