Articles tagged ‘royalties’

National Linux distributions have special responsibilities. They should encourage a nation's open source activities as broadly as possible rather than present an isolated solution based on inevitably limited resources.

OSS can break the cycle of red-tape and budget limitations hindering the effectiveness of government information services.

Governments should utilize Information Technology (IT) procurement policy to help achieve transparency, competition, measurement and efficiency in the purchasing process. A policy which incorporates open source as a choice for solutions complements the role of standards. Open source and open standards together can help strengthen a framework for procuring and delivering solutions to meet the needs of government.

Technology collaboration and its expression as open source software can build long-term immunity against the practices of a global patent system running amok.

Microsoft adds a new member to its circle of trust.

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

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.