 | The GNU/LGPL is very popular among independent developers and companies which mainly deals with open source software. The Apache License, on the other hand, is favored by the big corporations for their open source projects. In this article, we take a look at the difference between this two licenses to find out why. |
 | How often have definitions or descriptions of Free / Open Source Software licenses left you confused and you have not been able to understand a single line about them? Well, here is detailed flowchart which the explains the basic usage of various free software licenses out there. The licenses covered in this flowchart are: LGPL… |
 | VLC has announced that SHOUTcast will be removed from the next release i.e. VLC 1.1.0. SHOUTcast is a great feature in VLC which provides a directory of internet radio stations. It is developed by AOL and they want to enforce some licensing terms to VLC which goes against the principles of open-source software. |
 | According to the IIPA, an umbrella group for organizations like MPAA and RIAA, using open source softwares make you a pirate. Andreas Guadamuz, a lecturer in law at the University of Edinburgh, has discovered that an influential lobby group is asking the US government to basically consider open source as the equivalent of piracy. The International Intellectual Property… |
