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Open Source Software: A Ground-breaking Legal Case

from WAMU: The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Tech Tuesday Podcast

external site | Download | Recommend | Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:02

If you give something away for free, can you still control it's use? Last week, a federal court said yes, at least if you're a computer software designer, and what you're giving away is Open Source code. With Open Source software powering everything from ATM machines to TiVos to the ever-popular web-browser Firefox, Tech Today looks at this legal decision which some say helps Open Source software 'be true to its roots' as serving the common good.