Technology Today: Heather Meeker on Open Source Software
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009
Categories: Open Source, Technology Today
Open source has come a long way from its early days, making it into the mainstream. Many large organizations use technologies such Linux, Apache, and MySQL these days.
To this end, I recently spoke with my friend Heather Meeker, intellectual property attorney and author of The Open Source Alternative: Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opportunities and A Primer on Intellectual Property Licensing Heather is also a contributor to my next book and one of the foremost authorities on the legal side of open source.
During this podcast, Heather answers questions such as:
- Open source software seems to be gaining traction in organizations these days. Why is this the case?
- Are certain types of apps more ready for OS? Why?
- I have heard many people say that “open source equals free.” Is this accurate?
- What are the most common misconceptions that people have about open source?
- What are the major risks associated with open source software?
Click here to access this 14 minute podcast or visit iTunes.
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Martijn van Turnhout
26. Apr, 2010
Very interesting podcast. I agree that the lack of good support is a major downside of open source software. When you find any bugs in an open source CMS, you’il just have to scour the forums in order to hopefully get some kind of answer.
However, open source seems to be getting more and more popular everyday. It won’t be long before free software will be the standard, I think!
philsimon
26. Apr, 2010
Hey Martin
Thanks for the comment.
I have my doubts about whether OS will be the standard. Is it making inroads? Of course. Will it supplant many of the apps out there anytime soon? Too soon to tell.
Phil
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Thomas Eilander
10. Aug, 2010
Interesting and very relax te listen instead of read
OS is still not really my thing, allthough I believe it will be the future, if I see the amount of addons and plugins being developed for OS Content Management Systems for example. OS is just a great way to keep thing up to date.