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Salon.com
March 6, 2001
Ed Frauenheim |
Crafting the free-software future At VA Linux's SourceForge, thousands of programmers are collaborating for both love and money... |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Andrew Leonard |
License to be good In the free-software world, people obey the rules because they believe in them. In the music industry, the rip-off is a way of life. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
IBM Opens Up Big Blue pays lip service to the open-source movement. |
CIO
July 1, 2003
John Parkinson |
The End of Idealism The grassroots development model has matured, but open source may now be facing its worst growing pains. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
In Focus: GPL and What You Need to Know A Free and Open Source Software primer to help you make sense of open source and the General Public License in a hurry. |
Fast Company
November 1999
William C. Taylor |
Inspired by Work What's most intriguing about "open-source" software isn't what it does -- it's how it gets created. Eric S. Raymond, open-source evangelist, explains why and how these programmers do their work -- and what that means for the rest of us. |
Bio-IT World
December 15, 2003
Henry & Vertinsky |
The Hidden Costs of 'Free' Software Open-source software may be gaining ground in academic and government circles, but biotech users need to be aware of licensing pitfalls. |
CIO
December 16, 2009
Wittow & Pearlman |
How Using Open-Source Software Can Affect Your Company's Value Understanding and complying with open-source licensing requirements is critical to preserving your company's value during an IPO or acquisition |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Galen Gruman |
Open Source Moves Up CRM and business intelligence from open source? The first industrial-grade applications in these areas are now emerging. And CIOs will soon need to decide how to approach these fresh options in their enterprise software catalog. |
CIO
October 15, 2000
James Barron |
Something For Nothing - Interview: Eric Von Hippel & Karim Lakhani Using free and readily available open-source software can help unleash innovation in your company... |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2010
Shiri Dori-Hacohen |
Free Software, Real Profits Will businesses continue swarming to open software? IBM, Google and Red Hat are not alone. Companies of all sizes and trades are adopting free software and enjoying its economic benefits. |
Linux Journal
May 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
The Role of Standards in Open Source And, on how new standards are often compatible with free and open-source licensing... |
InternetNews
June 12, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
The Linux Kernel on a Dual Basis? One solution to the debate about whether the Linux kernel should migrate to the almost-complete GPL version 3 is to have the Linux kernel dual-licensed under GPL versions 2 and 3. |
Linux Journal
September 2001
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: A Question of Licenses The definitive answer to that oft-asked question: Which open-source license should I use for my software? |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Sun Sips More Java Java has been a great success story for Sun. But to push things forward, the company has made it open-source. Is it enough to make a difference? Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
December 2000
Astrid Sandoval |
VP of Hacker Relations Job Titles of the Future: Even in the free-for-all world of open-source software, you've got to have some order -- and some orderlies, people who serve as intermediaries between the programmers (otherwise known as hackers) and the companies that use their software... |
InternetNews
January 8, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Torvalds Still Keen On GPLv2 Linux creator Linus Torvalds explains why he's sticking with the older version of the General Public License. |
Linux Journal
May 1, 2002
Don Marti & Richard Vernon |
Interview with Ted Ts'o Ted discusses his work on the Linux kernel, Linux International, Linux Standard Base and other areas of the Open Source community... |
CIO
November 2, 2011
Maria (Trombly) Korolov |
Vendors Releasing Same Software on Parallel Tracks Dual software releases - one open-source and one commercial - can mean savings and security for buyers. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL Awaits Test in SCO Group/IBM Dispute Is the GNU General Public License unconstitutional? |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Even Cisco Isn't Too Big To Lose Free software can be big business. The open-source supporters just defeated another big-name challenger. |
Linux Journal
January 1, 2003
Lawrence Rosen |
Derivative Works Many users of open-source software are frightened by the term "derivative works". They worry they might accidentally create derivative works and put their own proprietary software under an open-source license. This is a complex topic, but here are definitions to ease people's concerns. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
David Kushner |
Open-Source Media RealNetworks is about to find out if its open-source gambit is going to pay off, as the first wave of Helix-powered hardware reaches the market. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Dylan Tweney |
Build It Free Open-source development tools offer low-cost, high-quality options. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Karen Bannan |
Penguin Suits To avoid the threat of endless Linux licensing fees, some companies have begun looking into purchasing indemnity plans to guard against intellectual-copyright claims. |
BusinessWeek
March 13, 2006
Sarah Lacy |
Open Season On Open Source? Aggressive acquisitions by Oracle and others could co-opt the open source movement. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2001
Michael J. Hammel |
Linux goes to the movies Who says free software is passe? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers... |
InternetNews
July 27, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3: Making Room on Patents, DRM The second draft release of the GNU General Public License Version 3 is out, including a softening on its terms about Digital Rights Management and patents. |
Salon.com
May 18, 2001
Andrew Leonard |
No recession for free software Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software... |
InternetNews
May 12, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft's WTL Off to Open Source For the second time in as many months, Redmond turns to developers on SourceForge for bug-finding help by releasing the Windows Template Library as open-source. |
Salon.com
February 6, 2001
Andrew Leonard |
Hunting the wild hacker Work should be play, says a new book that sets forth the emerging ethical code of free-software programmers... |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2009
Anders Bylund |
How to Settle Your Differences With Microsoft Privately held GPS navigation specialist TomTom can breathe a sigh of relief. The company has settled the patent infringement claims Microsoft brought against it. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2003
Michael Surran |
Making the Switch to Open Source Software While it has been a bumpy road, our switch to open source software has shown itself to be the perfect solution to a problem that more and more school systems find themselves facing. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2007
John Brandon |
Will Patent Battles End Free Linux? As the open-source movement gains momentum, patent companies are suing. |
Linux Journal
July 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: License Defamation How the GPL has been sorely defamed by Microsoft, with statements that are false and are obviously intended to deter companies from associating with GPL-licensed software -- specifically Linux. |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2009
John C. Dvorak |
Whither MySQL, Whither LAMP? One whopping killer of an RDBMS has emerged from this BSD pack: PostgrSQL. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
IBM Opens the Open-Source Floodgates Expanding open source could give Big Blue new products, profits, and customers. |
InternetNews
August 12, 2010 |
Linux Foundation Tools Aim to Nix License Woes At LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation shows off a new compliance program, tools and resources to help enterprises track and manage open source licensing. |
Searcher
December 2002
Carol Ebbinghouse |
Just Can't Hardly Give It Away: Generosity Versus Copyright Many do not want to give up their copyright and the financial return on their creative work, but a growing number of creators do want to make their creations freely available. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Bill Hilf, Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Platform Strategy The head of Microsoft's Linux/Open Source Software Lab takes aim at free software prophets and the GPL. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Inna Kuznetsova, Global Executive for Linux, IBM IBM exec Inna Kuznetsova talks about her role at IBM, the challenges she faces and her view on Microsoft's patent allegations and GPL version 3. |
InternetNews
January 17, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3 Draft Released A draft of GNU GPL version 3 is now publicly available for comment and discussion. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Won't Move to GPL 3 Torvalds opposition to the new GPL license may prove to be the death knell for widespread acceptance of the GPL 3, as the Linux kernel is arguably among the most well known and widely used GPL-licensed applications in existence. |
Fast Company
Steven Melendez |
How Facebook's Massive Open-Source Push Delivers Better Code And Better Engineers Publishing useful and impressive code helps boost the company's reputation in the developer community, making it easier to recruit and retain talented engineers. |
CIO
March 15, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Making Open Source Pay -- A Developer's Dilemma Even the companies that have managed to successfully sell themselves as service and support providers for open source have struggled to find a winning business model. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Work Set to Begin on GPL 3 The Free Software Foundation and Software Freedom Law Center released a process definition document this week, outlining the course they will take to shepherd work on General Public License v3. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2009 |
Best Buy Caught in GPL Tussle Best Buy is among 14 vendors sued over a GPL violation. Now how did Best Buy violate the GPL? |
InternetNews
January 5, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Another Loss For GPLv 3? Open source database vendor MySQL AB recently altered some of the wording of its license in order to let users know that it won't automatically be licensed under the next version of the General Public License, or GPL version 3, when that draft is finalized. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
Linux Aims For ISO Status Adding C++ and Fortran support to its code base, Linux could go where Windows never has and achieve status as a worldwide standard. |
