Open Source Model Wins in German Court
November 12, 2011
A German district court has thrown out a case which challenged one of the basic tenets of the free and open source software (FOSS) movement: the right to modify open
A German district court has thrown out a case which challenged one of the basic tenets of the free and open source software (FOSS) movement: the right to modify open
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