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:The Curse of Open Source License Proliferation
The Curse of Open Source License Proliferation
May 9, 2008, 18 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (1482 reads)

(Other stories by Mark R. Hinkle)

"I remember when the big open source debate was whether a piece of software was really open source, meaning it was released under an OSI-approved license.

"The tides are shifting, debates now center around which open source license to use. Adding to the complexity of the debate is proliferation of OSI-approved licenses. Now discussions are rising over the open source licenses that are in the best interest of all stakeholders of an open source project. In the case of collective software works there is also the added intricacies of license compatibility..."

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