Geeks bearing gifts: open source software and its enemies

Nicholas Gruen

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Geeks bearing gifts: open source software and its enemies

14 Jun 2005

Nicholas Gruen

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Centre for Independent Studies

Open source software Intellectual property Australia

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The author discusses the merits of open source software and the counter-arguments of corporate interests, and concludes that Australia should be wary of extending its intellectual property law.

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The Centre for Independent Studies 2005

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open

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POLICY • Vol. 21 No. 2 • Winter 2005

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14 Jun 2005

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