Q&A: Mitch Kapor, President/Chair, Open Source Applications Foundation

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Author: Chris Preimesberger

Mitch Kapor is the President and Chair of the
Open Source Applications Foundation, a non-profit organization he founded in 2001 to promote the development and acceptance of high-quality application software developed and distributed using open source methods and licenses. Source:OSDL conference panel discussion on Feb. 1.

Q: In view of the EU’s recent decision, do you think patent pushers elsewhere have a better chance to ultimately prevail in the free software arena?