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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Heather J Meeker |
| ISBN: | 9780470194959 0470194952 |
| OCLC Number: | 166873236 |
| Description: | xi, 285 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Free software and open source -- Common open source licenses and their structure -- Due diligence, license proliferation, and compatibility -- Audits and compliance initiatives -- Notice requirements -- Patents and open source -- Trademarks and open source -- Open source and open standards -- Developing a corporate open source policy -- Open source code releases -- Technical background : operating system kernels, user space, and elements of programming -- Enforcement of open source licenses -- The border dispute of GPL2 -- License or contract? -- Defining distribution -- Open source in mergers and acquisitions and other transactions -- GPL version 3.0 -- LGPL version 3.0. |
| Responsibility: | Heather J. Meeker. |
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Abstract:
This book is a user manual for understanding and deployment of open source software licensing in business. Written for lawyers and businesspeople alike, it explains and analyzes open source licensing issues, and gives practical suggestions on how to deal with open source licensing in a business context.
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"In her book, Heather Meeker does a good job describing the "border dispute" of the Copyleft provision in the GPL" (ccsblog, March 16th, 2009) "So I would say, this is the book to read, for a good account of the legal aspects surrounding open source." (dw2-o.com, 7/6/08) Read more...
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- Open source software -- Law and legislation.
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