suggestion on TLUG presentation

Daniel Wayne Armstrong daniel-HRJVlgn2G/y5aS82P/H3Zg at public.gmane.org
Tue Jun 8 15:13:07 UTC 2010


On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Robert Brockway
<robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jun 2010, Dave Germiquet wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I'd like to know if anyone could do a presentation on the difference
>> open source licenses available and a quick discussion about the
>> benefits and cons of some of the majority ones.
>>
>> For example: Apache vs GPLv2 vs GPLv3.
>>
>> I find it hard wrapping my mind on it, and it would be good for people
>> thinking of open sourcing their programs.
>
> I'm actually preparing such a talk that includes information on OSS
> licenses.  I hadn't planned to give it at GTALUG.  If there was interest I
> would.
>
> The talk is entitled "What is Open Source" and is intended to explain it to
> businesses and others who are considering using OSS in their business or
> releasing s/w under an OSS license.  It focuses on business aspects such as
> ways that successful companies have made money out of OSS.

I would certainly be interested in hearing such a presentation.
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