Busting the Myth of GPL Dominance: Apache Rules! | Linux Today

Busting the Myth of GPL Dominance: Apache Rules!

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 28, 2007

“So we all know that most open source projects are licensed
under the GPL–Ken Krugle’s graph shows that clearly over 75% of
projects are GPL or LGPL–but it turns out that most open source
software used by enterprises are not licensed under the GPL…
companies are using primarily Apache licensed software!

“OpenLogic has over 300 projects in our open source software
library–added by customer request. (Our customers being large
enterprises…)”


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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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