Using Open Source to Create Commercial Products

This is a good webinar provided by Techonline that deals with Using Open Source software like PHP, MySQL, (LAMP)… to develop commercially rebrandable software solutions.  There is alot of buzz right now about Microsoft suing FOSS over patent infringements, etc.  (i kind of doubt it will float but w/ microsoft’s attorney’s who knows…)  Here’s some info about the Webinar:

Using a commercially successful embedded development suite as an example, this session focuses on the benefits, strategies, obstacles, and opportunities associated with using open source in commercial products. We’ll discuss the differences between protective source licenses (e.g. the GPL) and non-protective source licenses (e.g. the EPL); the due diligence required when integrating or linking open source with proprietary code; various legal issues, such as potential patent infringement; and why guidelines for using open source code in IT environments often don’t apply to commercial embedded products.

Link to TechOnline | Using Open Source Software to Create Commercial Products