The Open Source Alternative: Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opportunities [Kindle Edition]

Heather J. Meeker (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In her book, Heather Meeker does a good job describing the "border dispute" of the Copyleft provision in the GPL" (ccsblog, March 16th, 2009)

"So I would say, this is the book to read, for a good account of the legal aspects surrounding open source." (dw2-o.com, 7/6/08)

Product Description

This book is a user manual for understanding and deployment of open source software licensing in business. Written for lawyers and businesspeople alike, it explains and analyzes open source licensing issues, and gives practical suggestions on how to deal with open source licensing in a business context. Including useful forms, information, and both technical and licensing background, this book will help you avoid legal pitfalls and edcuate your organization about the risks of open source.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 3089 KB
• Print Length: 285 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (February 8, 2008)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001AOHEWC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,537 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stands Apart, March 31, 2008

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This review is from: The Open Source Alternative: Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opportunities (Hardcover)

Three different domains - technology, law and business - intersect in the world of open source software and Meeker's book manages to address each of the three at an expert level while still synthesizing the larger issues relevant to everyone in the field. While the topic of open source has generated a flood of commentary, the type of careful and reasoned analysis offered in this book is in short supply and makes The Open Source Alternative stand apart from similar recent offerings. All that and it's very readable too!