Time for Net Giants to Pay Fairly for the Open Source on Which They Depend
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Licensing lies at the heart of open source.
Arguably, free software began
with the
publication of the GNU GPL in 1989. And since then, open-source projects
are defined as such by virtue of the licenses they adopt and
whether the latter meet the Open Source
Definition. The continuing importance of licensing is shown by the
periodic flame wars that erupt in this area. Recently, there have been two
such flarings of strong feelings, both of which raise important issues.
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