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November 27, 2006 | Comments: (0)

Mark Radcliffe on developing open source policy

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Mark Radcliffe at DLA Piper knows a great deal about open source licensing. Besides drafting the licenses for SugarCRM, Zimbra and MuleSource he is also General Counsel for OSI. Here's a quick overview as to how companies should approach OSS: Closing Open-Source Gaps by Developing a Policy

It is no longer possible to simply prohibit its use. Rather, companies should avoid these problems by adopting an open-source use policy, which should address the following issues:

-Use of open-source components in products for third parties.
-Use of open source for internal purposes.
-Approved usage models.
-Implementation of policy by industry experts or outsourced teams.
-Permitted/forbidden open-source licenses.
-Rules for contribution by employees to open-source projects.
-Use of commercial products (Black Duck/Palmida) to audit use of open-source code.

Posted by Dave Rosenberg on November 27, 2006 10:28 PM

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