Open Source Delivers

The results from the 2013 Future of Open Source Survey are in — thanks to everyone who contributed by completing the survey. You can read an overview of the results [...]

It’s been almost six years since the release of GPL version 3.  During the revision process, which lasted over two years and veered toward walk-away controversies more than once, hundreds [...]

As a lawyer and entrepreneur with a passion for open source, I’m often asked about my perspective on OSS, both in Denmark and beyond.  I have worked with OSS for [...]

Imagine for a moment you’re the CIO of a Global 2000. You’re responsible for your company’s IT services and infrastructure, as well as how well technology investments support the overall [...]

In a down economy consumers aren’t the only ones feeling a little lighter in their pockets. Tough times call for government organizations to tighten their belts and make every tax [...]

I recently spoke at the Electronics and Automotive show in Gothenburg, Sweden, the headquarters of Volvo and many other vehicle companies.  While there is strong interest in using open source [...]

Since 2002, Alcatel-Lucent has operated an intranet to educate employees about FOSS and to foster collaboration and decision-making.  This “best practice” is well worth emulating.  To learn more, I interviewed [...]

In my last post for Open Source Delivers, I discussed my visit to Nuremberg’s recent Enterprise Open Source Day event in February. In that post I mused about the similarities [...]

Despite all the snow that’s recently blanketed Germany, I was able to attend Enterprise Open Source Day in Nuremberg. Described by its organizers as an event for “open source enthusiasts [...]

Creating an open source software policy is a strategic imperative for organizations in the software industry.  But what does a strategic policy include, and how can you implement one? What [...]