Open Source Licensing and Strategy

Are all open source licenses equal? Why are there so many? How are they different? Which should I choose? If you’ve ever asked these questions, don’t worry. You’re in good company. “License proliferation,” or the increasing number of free and open source licenses in use, has many managers and developers confused. In this seminar, we’ll explore the most common open source licenses in a simple way that will help make sense of them.

Topics

  • Open source and free software definitions
  • Open source license categories
  • Details of the Apache License, Mozilla License, GPL and more
  • Which license to use for what
  • Licensing policies
  • Open source licenses and business strategies

Upcoming Training Courses

Apr 20-22, 2009:
iPhone Application Development

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Our 2008 Hong Kong Web 2.0 training program is being conducted in partnership with the Hong Kong Productivity Council and Hong Kong Open Source Software Center.

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