Meeker, Heather J.,  1959- <br/><br/>
The open source alternative  understanding risks and leveraging opportunities /  [electronic resource] : 
Heather J. Meeker. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  Wiley & Sons,  c2008. 
 - xi, 285 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Safari Books Online. .
<br/><br/> Title from resource description page (viewed June 10, 2009). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boston, Mass. : <br/>Safari Books Online, <br/>2009. <br/>Mode of access:  World Wide Web. <br/>Available to subscribing institutions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470194959 0470194952 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>CL0500000043  Safari Books Online 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Open source software--Law and legislation.<br/>Computer programs--Patents.<br/>Copyright--Computer programs.<br/>Computer software industry--Licenses.<br/>Free computer software--Law and legislation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.