...any legal challenge to the GPL would be deemed to be an attack upon the entire global community of free software developers. Because so many commercial interests and their customers...
...licenses.” Reading the tea leaves: And speaking of open source and search companies, give a read to the press release issued by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) on the...
Whether you know it or not, you’re not only surrounded by standards, but by certified standards-compliant products as well. Which is as it should be....
...offer products or services that implement them. PAEs come in several flavors, including universities that develop technology (often with public funding), entities formed solely for the purpose of owning, licensing,...
...one of the more notorious examples, a company called STAC claimed that Microsoft first gained access to its disc compression technology under an agreement between the two companies, and then...
...to freedom of travel (often now being replaced by virtual experiences), freedom of speech (increasingly expressed on line), freedom of access (affordable broadband or otherwise), and freedom to create (open...
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...vitality of ITC standards creation, but for the availability of new types of institutional certifications for consortia and accredited standards organizations as well. Such certifications could provide additional information to...
More and more standards of all types (technical, professional, ethical and environmental) are supported by voluntary participation certification programs. These programs not only provide a nimble and cost-effective alternative to...
...Linux is developed in a highly decentralized manner, in order to be attractive to the ISV community, Linux must provide the same long-term compatibility guarantees and comprehensive compatibility testing as...