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Presented online on 22 & 28 April 2008 via the Nebraska Library Commission. (Works best if you download the PPT and read the notes.)
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An Introduction toAn Introduction toOpen Source SoftwareOpen Source Software
Michael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNebraska Library Commission
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To be Open Source it must To be Open Source it must have…have…Free Redistribution (sort of)Source CodeDerivitive WorksIntegrity of The Author's Source CodeNo Discrimination Against Persons or
GroupsDistribution of LicenseLicense Must Not Be Specific to a
ProductLicense Must Not Restrict Other
SoftwareLicense Must Be Technology-Neutral
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Why now?Why now?
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/“Linux is a cancer”–Steve Balmer, Microsoft CEO
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Thank you!Thank you!
Michael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNebraska Library Commission
Special thanks to Julian Clark of theGeorgetown University Law Library
for content and inspiration.
