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Is the new open source Eurolicense eurotrash?
The Open Source initiative updated one of its licenses this month, the EU DataGrid Software License.
This turns out not to be eurotrash. Instead it’s an important example of negotiating credit in a multinational corporate environment.
Is the new open source Eurolicense eurotrash? | Open Source | ZDNet.com
More EU Open Source Software Allegations Against Microsoft
On February 26, some organization called Wikileaks (just what you think it means) proudly outed an alleged Microsoft (MSFT) front group’s alleged comments on the alleged working draft of an alleged European Union (EU) workgroup on open source software. I have no idea if any of the allegations is true, but the pomposity of Wikileaks [...]
EC to publish open source procurement guidelines
The European Commission’s Open Source Observatory and Repository OSOR is working on guidelines for public bodies on how to procure open source software. A draft version of the report Guidelines on public procurement and Open Source Software is available for public discussion until 5th November.
The authors of the document include Rishab Gosh, a member of [...]