The impact of licensing choice

Posted by tuxchick on Mar 1, 2008 5:59 PM EDT
451 CAOS Theory; By Matthew Aslett
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“When it comes to takeovers and valuations, I think the role of GPL as a strategic weapon is often under appreciated. If you’re top vendor dog in a GPL project, other players have a very hard time unseating you....With BSD projects on the other hand, solution providers tend to go to market with proprietary solutions. You can’t force your competitors to share their plums."

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