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Title: CA backs single license: Template for open source code will handle...

Author: Galli, Peter Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: eWeek, v22 n15 p9(2) Publication Date: Apr 11, 2005
  ISSN: 1530-6283
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

Sam Geenblatt, senior VP for Computer Associates International (CA), has stated We want to be able to create a template that can deal with the issue of internationalization. Some 60% of all our Linux revenue will come from outside the United States, and some 95% of the (Open Source Initiative)-approved license are unenforceable outside the United States. His comment refers to the Template License that is designed to help deal with the proliferation of open source licenses that currently exist. The CA Template License would be an encompassing license that is internationally acceptable without many changes. Open source products would be licensed under the Template License, and a template addendum would be customized for other countries to meet their legal, patent, and intellectual property laws. The addendum would be done with a law firm local to that country so that the license could be enforceable in every nation where the product is sold, said Greenblatt. Also supporting the Template License is Stuart Cohen, CEO of Open Source Development Labs. However, he does not foresee a license that could serve all needs. A spokesman for OSI said the board will discuss CA's license proposal but has not yet decided to support it. CA is willing to give up its Trusted Open Source License and adopt the internationalized, common license if it is adopted.

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