Introduction Principles Geopolitics of Software Industry History "Sociology" of the movement Legal considerations![]() Software Protection / Control![]() The 4 freedoms, again![]() Protections vs. Control![]() Software Patents![]() Categories of Licences : Choosing Libre/OpenSource software Why address this question in classes at INT Miscelleanous Appendices |
Software PatentsCopyright doesn't control whether one will write a new program with similar features, compatible, inter-operable Controversy between proprietary software vendors and (mainly) the FOSS community Legislation change in Europe |