[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Another company has joined the nascent market for open source
software due diligence research tools. San Francisco-based startup
Palamida is now shipping its ‘IP Amplifer’ software, which the
company says can help companies understand the origins of the open
source code they use, as well as their license obligations.“Previously, in May of 2004, Black Duck began offering similar
open source due diligence research services aimed at developers and
IP lawyers. Black Duck’s ‘protex/IP’ services were soon contracted
by Red Hat, and the startup was able to hire Larry Rosen as senior
advisor. Black Duck raised $5M in funding in July of 2004…”