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Open Source Software LicensingDonald K. Rosenberg, Stromian Technologies®
Open Source software licensing comes with a confusing variety of terms and conditions. Stromian Technologies has been active in this field for four years, working with clients and speaking on Free Software licensing and marketing topics at Linux gatherings and at USENIX, UniForum, and Comdex. This page is intended to provide some background and information on the subject.AN INTRODUCTION TO COPYLEFTAn Unofficial History of Linus Torvalds and LinuxCopyleft and the Religious Wars of the 21st Century The Economies of Online Cooperation: Gifts and Public Goods in Cyberspace
FOUNDATIONSThe Cathedral and the Bazaar (XHTML) The Origins and Future of Open Source Software
SOME PUBLIC LICENSES CATEGORIZEDEvaluation of Public Licenses
The Copyleft Classics:GNU Lesser (formerly Library,) General Public License
Against Commercial Distribution:
X Window System License (X11R6.6)
Mozilla Public License (there is also a commented license available on the site)
BUSINESS MODELSBook: Open Source: The Unauthorized White Papers Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! Making a Business Case for Linux Pricing and Business Models for Open Source Software Setting up Shop: The Business of Open Source Software
LAW AND OPEN SOURCEOpen Source License Law Resource Center
LINUX and OPENSOURCE STRATEGY: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSDon Rosenberg answers questions on Open Source strategy atThe
Enterprise Linux Experts' site; for the summary of questions/answers
currently at the Stromian site, go here.
THE MONTHLY "CORNER COLUMNS"--Where to Find ThemSome time back Don Rosenberg wrote a monthly column on Open Source and business for LogOn Technology Transfer, the German Linux promoters who put on LinuxWorld in Frankfurt/M each year. The archive is at ViewZone; look for the "Experts' Corner." The Chinese (traditional script) version of these columns ("Rosenberg's Corner") is published on line by the Software Liberty Association of Taiwan (HTML, no registration required), and also in the print edition of the Linux Journal (Taiwan). They are also found here, (HTML, no
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Interview with Don Rosenberg
on Open Source and business needs