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Links for "Understanding Free Software and Open Source Licensing" attendees

I gave an ad hoc presentation on the last day of the International PHP Conference. During the presentation, I mentioned a few resources, which I have listed below:

The Free Software Foundation Website
The Free Software Definition
List of Approved Free Software Licenses

The Open Source Initiative Website
The Open Source Definition
List of Approved Open Source Licenses

The Software Freedom Law [...]

Good Books on Free Software, Open Source and Intellectual Monopoly Law

This list has been created primarily to help one individual learn more about the laws and agreements which affect their business. As such, it is quite limited in scope. I plan to expand the list as time permits.
Free Software/Open Source-specific Resources:

A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Project (prepared by the [...]

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