Microsoft vs. Google

Ashlee Vance over at The Register wrote an article “Microsoft vs. Google – the open source shame” with a detailed description of the forum wars between Chris DiBona, Google’s Open Source manager, and Bill Hilf, Microsoft’s Open Source chief.
The topic of the debate, of course, is Microsoft’s latest move of submitting two licenses for approval […]

Open Source Links for 20-Aug-2007

Lowering the bar to open-source sales - Matt Asay, CNET
Q&A with Linus Torvalds - Swapnil Bhartiya, EFY News Network
A discussion regarding Microsoft submiting the MSPL to the OSI
Tighter budgets mean more Open Source - OpenSoureCommunity.org
ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger market - Dana Blankenhorn, ZDNet

Open Source Links for 30-Jul-2007

SugarCRM Goes GPLv3! - From Groklaw (You can find the PR here).
Open Source Ecosystems - Commentary by Roberto Galoppini.
Why Microsoft Should buy Red Hat - by Savio Rodrigues.
HP to buy Linux thin client desktop company (Neoware).
A Linux flavored OpenSolaris and Project Indiana - Alex Fletcher on Sun Microsystems’ Project Indiana.
Skype violates open source license - […]

Open Source Links for 16-Jul-2007

IBM promises standards-based patent protection for all - CBR comments on IBM’s promise not to sue developers implementing one of their 150 patented specifications.
Microsoft Makes Another Linux Friend: Turbolinux - from eWeek.
Canadian banks put the brakes on open source - itbusiness.ca has an article with data from the Info-Tech Research Group poll of more than […]

The Rise of Open Source Licensing (Book review)

Mikko Välimäki(Ph.D, LL.M) wrote a book published in 2005 “The Rise of Open Source Licensing: A Challenge to the Use of Intellectual Property in the Software Industry” (Full text available at Google Books).
The book contains information regarding the evolution of licensing models, software economic principals, intellectual property, open source licenses, infringement risk management and […]