Tech Watch

Adriaan de Groot

Abstract


IFOSS L. Rev's Tech Watch section aims to allow technical experts and organisational leaders in Free and Open Source Software to introduce and explain topical issues with important legal aspects. These discussions may form the basis of subsequent detailed examination by IFOSS L. Rev. contributors.
This issue, KDE Vice President of Legal Affairs Adriaan de Groot reviews some of the issues presently confronting community software authors: copyright consolidation, making a living from coding, and 'doing legal stuff right'.

Keywords


Law; information technology; Free and Open Source Software, Bacula, Fiduciary Licence Agreement, Copyright, Copyright consolidation,

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