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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Is BSD a better open source licensing model than the GPL?

All the week's news about network standards, 07/06/05
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Network World's Standards and Regulations News Alert

Is BSD a better open source licensing model than the GPL?
07/04/05

Which open source licensing model is better - BSD or GPL? Our
experts debate in this week's Face-off. Covalent Technologies
CEO Mark Brewer argues for BSD, while Matt Asay, director of
Novell's Linux Business Office, makes the case for GPL.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre3027>

Opinion: Advertising arrogance or stupidity, 07/04/05

I guess Sprint figures that the disgust level with phone
companies is so high already that there is no additional
downside to using adware to promote itself, and Vonage must be
trying to go that last mile in imitating what is bad about phone
companies.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre3028>

'Timeshare Spammer' pleads guilty, 06/30/05

A Florida man known as the "Timeshare Spammer" has pled guilty
to violating the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act. Peter Moshou, who was
alleged to have sent millions of unsolicited e-mails offering to
help people sell their timeshare properties, entered the plea
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/063005-spammer.html?nl>

IP forum has new name, faces, 06/28/05

The forum that was formed earlier this month from the
dissolution of Juniper's Infranet Initiative Council now has a
name and leadership.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062805-ip-forum.html?nl>
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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Is BSD a better open source licensing model than the GPL?

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