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How open is open-source software?
The distinction has tripped up a wide range of technology makers, including Apple Computer (AAPL), Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems (SUNW). When does software developed in community and made available freely qualify as "open source," and when doesn’t it?
The distinction has tripped up a wide range of technology makers, including Apple Computer (AAPL), Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems (SUNW). When does software developed in community and made available freely qualify as "open source," and when doesn’t it? The debate flared again this week on several fronts, with Mozilla and Sun taking the brunt of the criticism. Full story to come. -- Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet News, and Deborah Gage, Sm@rt Reseller