Category Archives: Open Source

Gentoo Installation Bullet-point List

By Josh Perry | Published: February 9, 2010
I install Gentoo often enough that the Gentoo Handbook is way too verbose, but not often enough to memorize the steps involved. This list is meant mainly for me, but also for anyone who is comfortable enough in Linux to know what to do with a description like “Partition disk and create file systems”. Config network, [...]
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Using the GPL as a Dual-Licensing Monopolistic Haven

By Josh Perry | Published: January 11, 2010
Can a company control the use of their software intellectual property more completely if they release it under the open-source GNU General Public License (GPL)? I hadn’t really thought about it before, but while researching the OSS position of MySql I read an interesting post on Michael Meeks’ log that alludes to something of this [...]
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