TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meeker,Heather J.
ED  - Safari eBooks.
TI  - The open source alternative: understanding risks and leveraging opportunities 
SN  - 9780470194959
PY  - 2008///
KW  - Open source software
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Computer programs
KW  - Patents
KW  - Copyright
KW  - Computer software industry
KW  - Licenses
KW  - Free computer software
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Title from resource description page (viewed June 10, 2009); Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Boston, Mass.; Safari Books Online; 2009; Mode of access:  World Wide Web; Available to subscribing institutions
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