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We Take These (Open-Source) Truths to be Self-Evident...

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http://www.linux.com – The logic of open source is increasingly clear to a growing number of businesses. Ironically, however, that logic generally dovetails with a recognition of how to marry open source with a proprietary revenue driver. (Hardware)

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Editor’s note: Heather Meeker is a shareholder and chair of the IP/IT Licensing and Transactions Group in the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, and a leading authority on open-source software licensing.   Startups stand on the shoulders of giants, developing proprietary applications on top of a software landscape that heavily leverages open source components.

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