%0 Journal Article %T Open Source Software: Why is it here and will it stick around? %A Kimmo Nikulainen %J SCRIPT-ed %D 2004 %I AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law %X This paper discusses the details behind the Open Source Software development scheme by looking at some of the most prevalent licences, and then by asking the question of whether Open Source will survive the legal battles that are starting to affect it, in particular the SCO v IBM case. %K open source software %K FLOSS %K free software %K licences %U http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/docs/opensource.asp