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Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL

I have been flicking through the following FAQ on the GNU GPL: Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL – GNU Project – Free Software Foundation (FSF). I am trying to understand the risks that we are told about regularly in IBM of working with/on Open Source code.

I have to say that most of . . . → Read More: Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL

Open Source software and Software Patents working together

Linux.com :: Software patents underlie a novel open source business model (video)

“Software patents are evil.” Ask almost any free or open source software advocate, and they’ll tell you that software patents kill creativity and keep computer science from advancing as rapidly as it would if everyone shared their basic work with everyone else, unencumbered . . . → Read More: Open Source software and Software Patents working together