Users of open source, even if not distributing modified GPL binaries, should routinely audit their servers and clients to determine what open source programs are being used and whether they are being used within the scope of their respective licenses. . . .
Users of open source, even if not distributing modified GPL binaries, should routinely audit their servers and clients to determine what open source programs are being used and whether they are being used within the scope of their respective licenses.

Traditional software vendors need to recognize the shift taking place is driven not only by successful open source projects, but also by the rapid and broad adoption of open source in the customer marketplace. The numbers behind open source adoption are compelling. Linux in both the United States and Asia is the fastest growing operating system ever. As measured by hostnames, Netcraft reports that the Internet has grown 26.1 percent over the past 12 months, over 67% percent of it served up by open source Apache servers.

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