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:McAfee Issues Warning Over 'Ambiguous' Open Source Licenses
McAfee Issues Warning Over 'Ambiguous' Open Source Licenses
Jan 4, 2008, 19 :45 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (8166 reads)

(Other stories by Paul McDougall)

[ Thanks to AlexGr for this link. ]

"McAfee frequently cautions other companies about the latest bugs and computer viruses, but the security software maker is now warning that its own business could be in jeopardy--not from some form of malware but from the fact that its products rely heavily on open source software.

"In its recently published annual report, McAfee warned investors that the 'ambiguous' license terms governing the open source software it uses 'may result in unanticipated obligations regarding our products...'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I feel no sympathy for McAfee since they ...   McAfee and GNU GPL   
anon y mouse
Jan 4, 2008, 20:46:41
 
The only way that the GPL is ambiguous i ...   The GPL is ambiguous?   
Charles Hixson
Jan 4, 2008, 21:28:24
 
What's ambiguous about it? If you ca ...   No ambiguity   
jp
Jan 4, 2008, 21:34:41
 
They understand the GPL quite well, they ...   Re: The GPL is ambiguous?   
Sid Boyce
Jan 4, 2008, 22:54:22
 
"Use of GPL software could subject certa ...   BusyBox lawsuits have them scared   
Sys_Admin
Jan 4, 2008, 23:36:12
 
This is ridiculous. Either McAfee blatan ...   McAfee, SCO jr.?   
Tachyon
Jan 5, 2008, 00:29:19
 
> If they don't understand the GPL i ...   Re: The GPL is ambiguous?   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jan 5, 2008, 10:20:17
 
If your code is your code (that is to sa ...   It is very simple, McAfee   
mark
Jan 5, 2008, 12:59:53
 
... nor that of Windows. I've been u ...   I don't understand the terms of the McAfee lic   
Mark
Jan 5, 2008, 18:20:42
 
Two problems, if I am a corporation come ...   Re: The GPL is ambiguous?   
Vance
Jan 6, 2008, 02:19:27
 
>he seems to be lifting typical risk lan ...   Re: Re: The GPL is ambiguous?   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jan 6, 2008, 23:07:03
 
... of the software we've incorporat ...   Translation: "We might be violating the license..   
Bernard Swiss
Jan 6, 2008, 23:08:45
 
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