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sl The October issue of the Open Source Business Resource is now available in PDF and HTML formats at http://www.osbr.ca. The Open Source Business Resource (OSBR) is a free monthly publication of the Talent First Network. The OSBR is for Canadian business owners, company executives and employees, directors of open source foundations, leaders of open source projects, open source groups, individuals and organizations that contribute to open source projects, academics and students interested in open source, technology transfer professionals, and government employees who promote wealth creation through innovation. Each issue contains thoughtful insights on open source issues written for and by people who work with open source. The theme of the October issue is "Licensing" and it contains a mix of perspectives from lawyers, project leads, academics, and the enterprise. In this issue, - Lawrence Rosen, who has served as general counsel for the Open Source Initiative and the Apache Foundation, introduces a new licensing model for the QNX ecosystem. - Thomas Prowse, former senior counsel for Nortel and now a partner in Gowlings' business law department working from the firm's Kanata Technology Law Office provides a framework for managing open source licenses within a company. - Stormy Peters from Openlogic discusses licensing issues and best practices within the enterprise. - Kamal Hassin, a master's student with Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management program, examines recent course cases involving open source licenses. - Bruce Montague, computer scientist at Symantec Research Labs, provides historical insight into the two most commonly used open source licenses and offers suggestions for their use. - Kelly Rankin and Ronald Baecker from the University of Toronto discuss the lessons learned since releasing ePresence as open source. - Amos Hayes from the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre examines the process behind selecting a license for the Nunaliit cartography framework. We hope you enjoy the October issue of the OSBR and look forward to your feedback. If you wish to write an article for the OSBR, please contact the editor Du Lavigne via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
