Open source and licensing (Request For Commits #9)

Heather Meeker joined the show to talk about open source licensing, why open source licenses are historically significant, how much developers really need to know, and how much developers think they know. We also talk about mixing commercial and open source licenses, and how lawyers keep up with an ever-changing landscape.

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Featuring:

• Heather Meeker – Website, X
• Nadia Eghbal – GitHub, X
• Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X

Show Notes:

Heather has spent over twenty years on legal matters related to open source, and has published several books on open source software licensing.

• Open Source for Business: A Practical Guide to Open Source Software Licensing
• Technology Licensing: A Practitioner’s Guide
• Checkout these useful links on Heather’s site about licenses and the legal side of open source
• O’Melveny & Myers
• Heather Meekers on O’Melveny & Myers

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