018120000a22003370004500 433366 20230427184338.0 090114s2008 njuak f 001 0 eng 2007034466 9780470194959 (hbk. : cloth) 0470194952 (hbk. : cloth) (Sirsi) 433366 UIAM eng K1519.C6 Meeker, Heather J., 1959- 137480 The open source alternative : understanding risks and leveraging opportunities / Heather J. Meeker Hoboken, NJ : Wiley & Sons, c2008 xi, 285 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm. rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier 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. Open source software Law and legislation 137481 Computer programs Patents 46005 Copyright Computer programs 46004 Computer software industry Licenses 137482 Free computer software Law and legislation 137483 bib-fmy-fs lcc 399555 431046 0 0 0 0 LAW IIUM IIUM OPEN 2018-10-31 43.80 d16 K1519C6M494O 2008 00011033876 2018-10-31 00:00:00 1 43.80 BOOKLAW