{"product_id":"the-open-source-alternative-9780470194959","title":"The Open Source Alternative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a user manual for understanding and deployment of open source software licensing in business. Written for lawyers and businesspeople alike, it explains and analyzes open source licensing issues, and gives practical suggestions on how to deal with open source licensing in a business context. Including useful forms, information, and both technical and licensing background, this book will help you avoid legal pitfalls and edcuate your organization about the risks of open source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In her book, Heather Meeker does a good job describing the \"border dispute\" of the Copyleft provision in the GPL\" (\u003ci\u003eccsblog\u003c\/i\u003e, March 16th, 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"So I would say, this is the book to read, for a good account of the legal aspects surrounding open source.\" (\u003ci\u003edw2-o.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 7\/6\/08)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart one Leveraging opportunities 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: How UNIX Gave Birth to Linux, and a New Software Paradigm 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Beginning Was the Word, and the Word Was UNIX 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong Comes Linux 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, What is Open Source? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd This is Just the Beginning 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Free Software and Open Source 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViruses and Freedoms 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophy of Free Software 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Source Initiative 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMozilla Foundation 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinus Torvalds 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions: Free Software and Open Source 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s in a Name? The Viral and the Nonviral 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Source Development Model 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Common Open Source Licenses and Their Structure 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect Licensing 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPL 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPL + Exception (or Special Exception) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPL + FLOSS Exception 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLGPL 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Hereditary Software Licenses 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Hereditary Software Licenses 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermissive Licenses 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApache 1.0 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApache 1.1 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApache 2.0 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtistic License 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous Licenses 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Software Licenses 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Due Diligence, License Proliferation, and Compatibility 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Problem with Combining Software? 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Due Diligence? 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLicense Conditions and Diligence Problems 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLicense Compatibility 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoices in an Incompatible World 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Embarrassment of Riches? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReusability 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Audits and Compliance Initiatives 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvenance and Objective Checking 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Policy and Legal Review 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Nuts and Bolts 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Notice Requirements 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Patents and Open Source 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatent Debate 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatent Portfolio Management 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Trademarks and Open Source 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrademark Law and Open Source Licensing 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrademarks in the Open Source World 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAT\u0026amp;T UNIX Battle 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Open Source and Open Standards 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Developing a Corporate Open Source Policy 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 10A Open Source Corporate Policy 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Open Source Code Releases 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing a License 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect on Patent Portfolio 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffect on Trademarks 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Source Business Models 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDual Licensing 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ur-Licensor” and Open Source Decision Models 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContribution Agreements 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReissuing Code 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Organization 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 11A Open Source Trademark Policy 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart two Understanding risks 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Technical Background: Operating System Kernels, User Space, and Elements of Programming 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the difference Between an Application and an Operating System? 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is an Operating System Kernel? 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is an Application? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic and Static Linking, and Inline Code 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeader Files 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonoliths and Loadable Kernel Modules 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Enforcement of Open Source Licenses 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePast Enforcement 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnforcement Obstacles 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLack of Track Record: GPL Has Never Been Tested in Court 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaiver\/Estoppel: Occasional and Selective Enforcement of GPL Means it is Unenforceable 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormation: GPL is Not Validly Accepted by Licensees 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPL Constitutes Copyright Misuse 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoint Work Arguments 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStanding and Joinder Arguments 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 The Border Dispute of GPL2 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Border Dispute 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the GPL Says 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules of Contract Construction 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying the Four Corners Rule to GPL2 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying the Rules of Contract Construction of GPL2 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade Usage and Other Extrinsic Evidence 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivative Works Question 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Facts 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal Rules 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the Case of Two Works 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the Result One or Two Works? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Arguments 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-U.S. Law Interpretations 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproach of Legal Realism 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutside the Four Corners 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoadable Kernel Modules 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hardest Cases 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLGPL Compliance 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 License or Contract? 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContract Formation 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguments Supporting Formation 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications of Absence of Contract Formation 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncentives for Formation Arguments 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Defining Distribution 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Open Source in Mergers and Acquisitions and Other Transactions 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen Source in Licensing and Commercial Transactions 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Agreements 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 GPL Version 3.0 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Effect of the Release of GPL3? 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption of GPL3 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Context 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Derivative Works” Problem 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Propagation” and “Conveying” 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatents 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Millennium Copyright Act Provisions 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Java Problem” 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisabling and Obfuscation 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eASP Problem 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLicense Compatibility 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 LGPL Version 3.0 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Approach for LGPL 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption of LGPL3 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Context 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompliance 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawbacks 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Open Source Development Agreement 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402303906135,"sku":"9780470194959","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470194959.jpg?v=1730480004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-open-source-alternative-9780470194959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}