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Governance without rules: How the potential for forking helps projects

Although forking is undesirable, the potential for forking provides a discipline that drives people to find a way forward that works for everyone.
Scott K Peterson (Red Hat) 18 Jan 2019
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CLA proliferation and the Island of Dr. Moreau

Non-standard open source contributor license agreements are creating monstrosities akin to the ones created by Dr. Moreau.
Jeffrey Robert Kaufman (Red Hat) 13 Jan 2019
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Most-read coverage in 2018: Legal issues and the open source community

Get up to date with these 5 articles, from GDPR to licensing.
David Perry (Red Hat) 28 Dec 2018
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What you need to know about the GPL Cooperation Commitment

The GPL Cooperation Commitment fosters innovation by freeing developers from fear of license termination.
Brooke Driver (Red Hat) 13 Nov 2018
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What's in a container image: Meeting the legal challenges

The implications of distributing software through container images are quite different from those of the package managers many people are familiar with.
Scott K Peterson (Red Hat) 31 Jul 2018
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Why Oil States is good for open source

A victory for technology companies and innovators who face threats of patent litigation from entities that abuse the system.
Matt J. Krupnick (Red Hat) 26 Apr 2018
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How will the GDPR impact open source communities?

Many organizations are scrambling to understand how changes in privacy laws will impact their work.
Robin Muilwijk 19 Apr 2018
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Why so little love for the patent grant in the MIT License?

Conventional wisdom says the Apache License has a "real" patent license. But what about the MIT License?
Scott K Peterson (Red Hat) 23 Mar 2018 1 comment

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