7 notable legal developments in open source in 2016 (opensource.com)

Richard Fontana reviewslegal development in 2016 on opensource.com."The Federal Source Code Policy is notable for placing emphasis onadhering to proper standards for open development as well as open sourcelicensing. Agencies releasing open source code are directed to do so in amanner that encourages engagement with existing communities, fosters growthof new communities, and facilitates contribution both by the community tothe federal code and by federal employees and contractors to upstreamprojects."