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Title:

Open Licenses Selection Smackdown: Who Chooses, Who Loses?

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Organizer:
whurley , opensville.org
Description:
Open software, content, and business models are necessary. But clarity or consensus is rare about which open license to deploy. And GPLv3 only adds more flame and fog. So open source vets explain, debate, and bet why the alphabet soup of license selection matters and which road(s) to choose.
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Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Business, Technical
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Event:
SXSW Interactive 2008
whurley *
on 21/8/07
The small shops Vs. large corps issue will be covered. We'll also be pulling the covers off of how some companies use the licenses as marketing to "embrace the community" while at the same time employing some very anti-community practices. Suggestions are also open via my blog, everyone should feel free to help shape this panel :)
Tom Parish
on 21/8/07
Whurley is the 'in the know' when it comes to open source software issues. You can count on this panel being lively and informative.
Ynema Mangum
on 21/8/07
whurley's been in Wired, Digg, Slashdot, ZDNet, TalkBMC and on Redmonk Radio. Everyone's quoting him. Let's see him in person at SXSW 2008. Maybe I'll buy a ticket instead of just going to Barcamp to see the indies...
John Willis
on 30/8/07
This would be a great topic.
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