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GPLv3: What the General Public License means for software developers
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 11:07
IBM developerWorks: One of the most dramatic changes in software development practice
over the past ten years is the building of "composite" software systems
-- a combination of homegrown, open source, and third-party components,
which allows teams to rapidly deliver advanced, comprehensive
solutions. However, the unmanaged use of open source and third-party
components adds risk. It can violate intellectual property rights,
create unknown royalty obligations, increase maintenance costs, and
introduce unidentified security vulnerabilities.
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