MontaVista Offers Webinar on GPL, Open Source Licensing Issues

Posted by EDA Geek News Staff in Events, Training on Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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MontaVista® Software, Inc., the leading provider of Linux® for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure, will present Jason Wacha in a review of GNU General Public License (GPL) and open source licensing considerations.

In addition to Mr. Wacha’s position as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of MontaVista Software, Inc., he is a director and founder of Open Bar, a nonprofit organization educating developers and legal professionals about open source software.

Mr. Wacha has been featured in publications such as the San Francisco Daily Journal and InfoWorld as “one of the country’s preeminent experts on open source software licensing” and “one of the smartest open source attorneys on the planet.” He co-chaired the recent Software Licensing Agreements conference presented by the American Conference Institute.

This web seminar will give open source developers, managers, and executives vital information on legal and licensing concepts. Mr. Wacha will discuss copyright and copyleft arrangements, the ways in which license agreements affect business practices, how companies can determine liabilities and protections, and key differences between GPL v2 and GPL v3.

The Thursday, December 13 web seminar has been scheduled for a full 90 minutes to allow ample time for questions from the audience. Admission is complimentary and all information will be presented via the Internet, with both computer-streamed audio and telephone access available. Details are available online.

MontaVista Software, Inc. is the leading provider of Linux for intelligent devices and telecommunications infrastructure. MontaVista delivers commercial-quality Linux operating systems, time-saving development tools, expert support, and design and migration services. MontaVista has more than 400 partners, and thousands of companies use MontaVista embedded Linux to add functionality, increase reliability, reduce costs, and accelerate product development. MontaVista has offices in 15 countries.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc.

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