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Reasons Why You Don't Contribute To Open-Source Software
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| GCC on the other hand tends to have a
| higher standard with regard to code quality
| and documentation with requiring patches
| comply with the GNU style.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Ng
Freedom, the Marathon, Open Source Software and Beer
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| So too do both facets of the word âfreeâ
| apply to the open source world. GNU.org
| maintains a definition of free software
| that begins by taking the distinction on
| directly as follows: Free software is a
| matter of liberty, not price. To understand
| the concept, you should think of free as in
| free speech, not as in free beer.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/60259
Free vs open: What's the difference?
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| The phrase 'Free Software' is used by the
| Free Software Foundation (FSF) in its older
| meaning: it's software that comes with no
| restrictions for you to modify it and
| distribute it.
|
| The FSF defines these freedoms as: the
| freedom to run the program for any purpose,
| commercial or otherwise; the freedom to
| study how the program works, and change it
| to make it do something else the freedom to
| redistribute copies; the freedom to improve
| the program, and release your improvements.
|
| That much makes sense: we share our
| software and everyone benefits. But it does
| confuse many people because you are quite
| within your rights to sell that software if
| you want it â Free Software can have a non-
| free price tag.
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http://www.techradar.com/news/software/free-vs-open-what-s-the-difference--683592
Cherry-Picking Open Source Licenses
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| The widespread creation and reuse of open
| source software by commercial companies has
| introduced a whole new level of complexity
| to the legal challenges related to software
| licenses. Companies distributing open
| source software must draft or choose an
| appropriate license for their original code
| and they must understand and comply with
| the license obligations imposed on them
| with the use of third-party code, including
| open source. Deciding what open source
| license to distribute software is a key
| element in building an ecosystem of users,
| partners, supporters, and advocates.
|
| [...]
|
| Whether an author or business model demands
| restrictive or permissive licensing terms,
| there is likely to be an OSI-approved
| license that supports the goals of the
| individual or organization. So you may not
| need to create your own license or pay an
| attorney to create one for you. Authors
| need to weigh their objectives against the
| various types and popularity of licenses.
| Users need to understand the license
| obligations of open source software they
| are considering, evaluate them for their
| particular use case, and be sure they can
| abide by them. There is an abundance of
| open source available. It's a valuable and
| powerful resource that many companies
| employ to improve the efficiency and speed
| of their development process.
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http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202451489438&CherryPicking_Open_Source_Licenses
Recent:
FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan
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| The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has
| responded to the United States executive
| "Intellectual Property" Enforcement
| Coordinator (IPEC) Joint Strategic Plan.
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| The FSF argues that the government should
| use free software to provide more freedom
| and transparency to its constituents and
| reduce the need to engage in costly
| copyright enforcement activities on behalf
| of proprietary software companies. The FSF
| states that "the most egregious harms to
| the public interest in the areas of
| copyright and patents come not from a lack
| of enforcement, but from extraordinarily
| excessive enforcement."
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http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-advocates-free-software-for-u.s.-ipec-joint-strategic-plan
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