Open Source
Microsoft, the biggest distributor of Open Source Software ever?
First, Microsoft and Novell agreement gave to Microsoft the opportunity to be one of the biggest seller of Linux Operating System A few months ago, Microsoft released the Microsoft Web Application Installer[0] that allowed limited amount of Windows users[1] to easily install widely used Open Source software. But strangely, the Readme file [2] contradicts the [...]
Research for eGovernment (R4eGov), an Open Source architecture
R4egov: The technical components The architecture of the system is based on Open Source or Microsoft solutions. We selected the two competing architectures to address the needs of the partners and to ensure an interoperability of the most used multi-tier architectures on the market. Open Source Stack: Intalio|BPMS Apache foundation components WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus [...]
Will GPL die at European administration now that European Union Public Licence (EUPL) is available in 22 languages?
A small disclaimer This post is based on my understanding of legal discussions. As I’m not a lawyer I already ask you to forgive me for the mistakes. It is clear that this post will be updated depending on the input of the readers or my offline discussions with legal experts. Some introduction A few [...]
Will GPL die at European administration now that EUPL is available?
For the first time an Open Source Public Licence will have the power of law. The European Union Public Licence (EUPL) has been published the 9 January 2007. The licence is currently translated into the 21 European Union languages, the first ever Open Source licence translated legally and not only “for information” purpose! European Union [...]
First ever Open Source licence translated into 21 EU languages!
European Union Public Licence v1.0 (EUPL) is almost localised in 27 languages! Already 23 are available but not published already. EUPL is a European Commission (EC) Open Source licence aimed to allow (at least) the EC to release Open Source Software on a legally recognised basis. Many countries have already discussing the choice of publishing [...]
