TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meeker,Heather J.
TI  - The open source alternative: understanding risks and leveraging opportunities 
SN  - 9780470194959 (cloth)
AV  - K 1519.C6 M43O 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley & Sons
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
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007034466-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007034466-t.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007034466-b.html
ER  -