Open source software raises copyright issues

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 28, 2008 1:19 PM EDT
Centre Daily Times; By Lisa M. Brownlee 		Mail this story
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F/OSS is perhaps the most important development in the information technology world since the personal computer and the Internet. The Gartner Report predicted last April that by 2012 more than 90 percent of enterprises will use open source in direct or embedded forms. Essentially all businesses are running F/OSS; health care, financial services and manufacturing are three sectors experiencing particularly rapid growth of F/OSS use. Because IT personnel are able to download F/OSS (free), without budget approval, oftentimes management is completely unaware of the prevalence of F/OSS on their company’s systems.

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Ahh... some new FUD, and guess what...... vainrveenr 3 939 Sep 29, 2008 6:25 PM

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