00946nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004400055210004400099260004200143520058500185100001900770856003500789       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aOpen Source Licensing in the Enterprise0 aOpen Source Licensing in the Enterprise  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/20073 aStudies show that most open source projects are licensed under the General Public License (GPL) and it is estimated that over 75% of open source projects are licensed under either the GPL or the LGPL (Lesser GPL). Yet, it has been my company's experience that the open source software used by our enterprise customers is primarily Apache licensed software. This article examines several factors which may shed some light on this disparity, including the issues raised by enterprise customers and the software product selection process used by OpenLogic (http://www.openlogic.com).1 aPeters, Stormy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/65