Does Open Source Licensing Matter? | Linux Today

Does Open Source Licensing Matter?

Written By
SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Aug 9, 2007

“At the heart of many open source debates is the issue of
licensing. Is one license better than the other? Is a particular
open license actually open source? In the final analysis, according
to a panel at LinuxWorld, it may not matter at all.

“The real debate may well be around who is the final arbiter of
what is technically referred to as open source and what is not. The
Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been the body that determines what
is or isn’t Open Source and it’s a group that fell under harsh
criticism by panel member John Roberts CEO of SugarCRM…”

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