An open source Christmas present
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Big whoop, right?
Well, yes.
The devil is always in the details, and open source is no exception. As software moves back-and-forth across the academic-corporate divide, often subject to different licenses, the goal can get lost in competing interests. The agreement is a start toward ending that. Just a start.
There's a lot more to do in codifying all this, and getting all colleges (as well as major companies) to sign off. But the initial list of sponsors -- IBM, Stanford, Cisco, MIT -- is promising. And they've got Joementum!
But it's a nice Christmas present. Especially for the late Mr. Kauffman, whose foundation has become a model for many higher-tech fortunes. It concentrates on education and entrepreneurship, which he called "the two ends of the oppurtunity continuum." The list of its 2006 awards includes US First, entrepreneurship classes at a host of universities, and the Charter Schools Development Corp.