Navigating through an open-source world

[Jason Cardoza]

SD Times[^]:

It is no longer a matter of whether an organization should take advantage of open-source software; it’s also a matter of understanding, handling and managing all the open-source software coming in.

Oh boy, the fun part of software development. ;P

[Daniel Pfeffer]

Legal issues have been part of software development for a long time now. The major difference between proprietary software and open-source software is the "virality" of some open-source licenses. For example, any software that contains open-source software using GPL must be made open-source.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill