CSC 379:Week 2, Group 2

GNU General Public License

Discussion Questions

• What is the impact of GPL use?

• What are the ethical considerations for licenses like GPL that require their adoption if work licensed under it is incorporated into a parent work, with additional stipulations that include the acceptance of the most current version of the GPL license?

• What ethical considerations are highlighted by the patent sharing/protection agreement between Microsoft and Novell?

An Examination of a Recent Related Event: The Microsoft/Novell partnership

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