Articles tagged ‘licensing’

Protecting intellectual property is central to the growing successes of the Open Source industry.

Governments are choosing Open Source Software (OSS) to encourage competition while keeping costs low and quality high - so let’s examine what OSS is all about.

Linux and open source software (OSS) are widely used for internal as well as high-visibility external projects at both NASA and ESA. While the future is bright for open technologies at both space agencies, procurement rules and licensing considerations may need to be changed to better support the advantages of Linux and OSS.

In this article, the author tracks the progress of adoption of open source software across the world. In search of technologies best suited for their countries, governments around the world are looking into Linux and open source software technologies.

Governments can neither create nor destroy successful technologies. They can, however, promote the welfare of a healthy and competitive software and technology industry and in turn benefit from increased revenue.

Linux carries a similar promise for the global software community as the 1849 Gold Rush did for California. For software products and projects, Linux is software gold.

This author writes on the dynamics of the ‘Bazaar’ and the forces and conditions that influence it. The author contends that the Linux ‘Bazaar’ is not simply a loose collection of vendors and other proponents, motivated only by mutual recognition. The ‘Bazaar’ really operates on a larger stage. When forces of the larger stage organize around a dominant restrictive group, a reactionary force is generated in the remaining community. Over time, this reactive force propels various alternatives.