[ Thanks to Jerry
Fass for this link. ]
“The open-source movement has had a remarkable run of success
that has seen software such as the Linux operating system and the
Apache Web server emerge as major challenges to Microsoft. However,
the movement is now facing a crisis. At its heart is a question
that has been around from the very beginning: How does software
owned by everyone and by no one survive in a world where copyrights
and patents shape the legal landscape? The question is being forced
on a number of fronts, and if open source is to play an important
role in software’s future, the issue will have to be dealt with
decisively…”