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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Understanding Open Source Software - by Red Hat's Mark Webbink, Esq.. Here is a good article to share with your boss. Mark Webbink, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Red Hat, Inc., wrote this article for corporate attorneys, explaining free and open source software and comparing various open source licenses, detailing how the GPL really works, explaining US copyright law, and listing some corporate law office best practices for software, from the standpoint of what policies are prudent for the corporate environment. He also explains how derivative works are defined, touches on the indemnification issue and the difference between open source and "shared source", and highlights some of the main myths and misconceptions about the GPL and open source. I get email about this subject, so I know some of you are very interested in this subject, so I hope you enjoy finding answers in this thorough and accessible information. This article was originally published in the March 2003 Journal of the New South Wales Society for Computers and the Law, and we republish with Mr. Webbink's kind permission. [GrokLaw]
11:26:59 PM

MySQL CEO Mickos Addresses Critics, Looks to Open-Source Growth. Interview: MySQL CEO Marten Mickos responds to Slashdot critics, expounds on the open-source database market and offers an outlook on 2004. [eWEEK Technology News]
8:27:55 PM

LinuxPlanet: The Voice of Groklaw [Linux Today]

Excellent interview with the founder of Groklaw.

11:32:44 AM