Open Source / GPL

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Open Source Indemnification: More Harm than Good

Since SCO filed its lawsuit against IBM several years ago, a number of vendors have stepped forward to indemnify their customers from suit if the customer becomes embroiled in any litigation…

Open-Source Ventures: Where's the Money?

Open source has plenty of supporters—among them venture capitalists who view the software as a disruptive technology with huge potential. But that doesn’t mean they’re about to throw cash at open-…

Charity shuns open source code

The theory behind open-source software is that it avoids many of the pitfalls - including cost - of closed alternatives.

But Steven Buckley, who runs Christian Aid's common knowledge…

First Open Source Dispensed Storage Software From Cleversafe

Cleversafe Project Continues Expansion with New Desktop Application and Graphical User Interface for Improved Usability for Open Source Dispersed Storage Grids

ISPCON, SANTA CLARA, CA,…

Open-Xchange Named to CRN’s “Emerging Vendors” 75

Leading open source collaboration software provider recognized by partners for high ROI, innovative product

TARRYTOWN, NY, November x, 2006 – Open-Xchange Inc., the leading provider of open…

The Role of Open Source Software for the Development of Information Society

The conference “The Role of Open Source Software for the Development of Information Society” was held in Yerevan, capital of Armenia from October 31 to November 1, 2006. The conference aimed at…

Nuts and Bolts of Open Source Business Models

There's a tendency to think of the community as being entirely volunteers somehow working for free in their basements, but invariably they're in government or research," said Red Hat's Rick Carr…

Would open source make elections fair?

I'm voting tomorrow, and hope you will too.

I will line up and use a Diebold voting machine, like everyone else in Georgia, and hope that the vote count is accurate. But that's all it will…

Motorola speeds open source momentum with Apache

The biggest obstacle in Java's path to becoming the dominant software architecture for mobile phones has been its fragmentation - both in terms of technical features and the various licensing…

The GPLv3 Debate: Viewing The Landscape

There has been much debate about the GNU General Public License v3. Unfortunately, much of it has centered more on Stallman's personality and less on the technical issues. Furthermore, many seem…