01256nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245006500055210006500120260004200185520085200227100001901079856003601098       2011                        eng d  a1913-610200aOpen Source License Selection in Relation to Business Models0 aOpen Source License Selection in Relation to Business Models  aOttawabTalent First Networkc02/20113 aThis article provides recent research results from the European Union's FLOSSMetrics project. The results focus on the business and practical aspects of the adoption of open source within software products or as a basis of service offerings. Research into free/libre open source software (F/LOSS) is usually conducted with a software engineering focus or with an emphasis on F/LOSS as a spontaneous or directed collaboration effort. The FLOSSMetrics project expanded that research with an investigation on how licenses, business models, and project choices affect development and productization. This article provides a summary of common licensing issues and business models choices in F/LOSS, and it provides a list of recommendations for selecting a license for a software project to suit both business objectives and licensing constraints.  
 1 aDaffara, Carlo  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/416