Avoided Costs and Competitive Benefits: Estimating the Value of Linux

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

How do you measure the value of free and open source software (FOSS)? That’s a puzzler, because it’s, well, free. Moreover, a popular distribution like Linux can incorporate the contributions of thousands of individuals working remotely from around the world. That means that there are almost no associated overhead costs over and above the time […]

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ODF Alliance Awards: Do You Know an ODF Hero?

October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Note: Nominations for the awards noted below will close on October 8, so please act now
I almost missed this story, until I caught a link to it at Bob Sutor’s blog. As I was about to do the same and simply add a link to it to my News Picks column, it occurred […]

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  • Andy Updegrove

     Andy Updegrove

    Andy Updegrove is a partner and founder of Gesmer Updegrove LLP, a Boston-based technology law firm, and has represented and helped structure more than 80 worldwide standard setting, open source, promotional and advocacy consortia over the past 20 years. He has also represented hundreds of both emerging as well as established technology companies, and is the founder and editor of both the popular website http://www.consortiuminfo.org and the widely-read Standards Blog

  • Karen Copenhaver

     Karen Copenhaver

    Karen Copenhaver is a partner in Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP ‘s Business & Technology practice focusing on technology transfer and licensing of intellectual property with a specific emphasis on open source business models. Most recently, Copenhaver was executive vice president and general counsel at Black Duck Software, Inc.