FOSS License Proliferation Adding Complexity 201
E5Rebel writes "Business is embracing open source like never before, but the effective demise of SCO's claims against Linux doesn't mean an end to licensing problems, an analyst warns. The debate on Slashdot seems to focus on the GPL and its virtues, but there are 1,000-plus open source licenses (according to analyst Saugatuck), and businesses face having to manage multiple licenses within a single open source product. What can be done to minimize multiple-license pain for corporate open source adopters?"
When using them, all the licenses say the same thi (Score:4, Informative)
Re:1000+ ??? (Score:3, Informative)
Can you say FUD? (Score:3, Informative)
And in the end -- so what? FOSS licenses break down into two categories: BSD-type and GPL-type. That's it. They're all pretty much the same, especially ones that conform to the Open Source Definition, so who cares?
number of licenses (Score:2, Informative)
Re:No, just use OSI-approved licenses (Score:2, Informative)
copying is copying (Score:1, Informative)
Heck, even copying from the hd to ram to run the code counts as copying (note that this copying is allowed by US law if the copy on the drive is legal, but not otherwise).