Bernard Golden, GPL3 - Where Free Software is Going

A new version of the GPL is circulating in draft form. Because it's the most common open source license in the world, the community has a strong interest in what changes are present in it. While there has already been a lot of discussion about the new version, many important aspects of it are not commonly understood. This talk will discuss the key changes in the new GPL version and why it is the most important open source development in the past five years.

Bernard Golden is Chief Executive Officer of Navica, a Silicon Valley consulting firm offering open source strategy, implementation, and training services. Bernard is recognized authority on open source software, particularly the use of open source in enterprise settings. He is the author of "Succeeding with Open Source" (Addison-Wesley Press, 2005). He writes a regular blog on open source for CIO Magazine, and his work has been featured in SearchCIO.com, Enterprise Open Source Journal, LinuxWorld, IT Manager's Journal, InfoWorld, and eWeek. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of open source to many organizations and at conferences like LinuxWorld Expo and the CIO Summit.

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