TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meeker,Heather J.
TI  - The open source alternative: understanding risks and leveraging opportunities 
SN  - 9781119197706
AV  - K1519.C6 M44 2008
U1  - 346.04/8 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J.
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
KW  - Logiciels
KW  - Brevets d'invention
KW  - Droit d'auteur
KW  - LAW
KW  - Business & Financial
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Intellectual Property
KW  - General
KW  - fast
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
N2  - A user manual for understanding and deployment of open source software licensing in business, this book explains and analyzes open source licensing issues, and gives practical suggestions on how to deal with open source licensing in a business context. It is written for lawyers and businesspeople alike
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119197706
ER  -