InfoWorld: Startup Introduces License Management for Open Source | Linux Today

InfoWorld: Startup Introduces License Management for Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 15, 2004

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“A small software startup will make its debut at LinuxWorld next
week by rolling out a package it believes can help developers
manage and mitigate the intellectual property risks of reusing and
mixing both open source and proprietary software code.

“Black Duck Software will introduce its Enterprise Edition, a
management tool that integrates the development cycle starting from
the initial concept, through code development and distribution, and
finally provides an audit trail that tracks what technical
contributions were made by each individual developer…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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