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IT Business Edge: 3 Questions: Ethical Use

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“Question: What are the components of ethical
use of open source software in the enterprise by IT
professionals?
Schwarz: Open source developers want their
products to be used, and even the most radical open source
advocates encourage companies to deploy open source instead of
proprietary software. But that doesn’t mean it’s ethical to take
all the benefits without compensating the authors for their
intellectual property contribution…”

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