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http://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/releases/2007-06-21 Black Duck Software Executive to Moderate Panel on GPL v3 and Other Open Source Licenses Intellectual Property Attorneys to Discuss Proper Use of Code Components at LinuxWorld Korea Conference & Expo Seoul, South Korea – LinuxWorld KOREA Conference & Expo – June 21, 2007 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of software governance solutions, today announced that Vice President and General Counsel Kat McCabe will moderate the panel session titled “Understanding Open Source Licensing and GPL v3” at the LinuxWorld Korea Conference & Expo in Seoul, South Korea on Friday, June 22 at 2:50 p.m. Ms.McCabe’s panel is timely, given that the Free Software Foundation is expected to release a new GNU Public License (GPL), GPL v3, in early July, following an in-depth community review process.She is in a unique position to provide an objective viewpoint and lead the discussion, as Black Duck sells solutions that help companies navigate the myriad licensing and other requirements that apply to the software they build, deploy or sell.Ms. McCabe is an active participant in the development of GPL v3. “Managing licenses and their use is becoming a standard part of the development and deployment processes at many companies, and the discussion will highlight how this is being achieved, said McCabe. “The panel will also educate attendees on the open source licenses that exist and could apply to the software code within companies, and during that part of the event we will discuss GPL v3.” The current GPL license version applies to many popular open source applications, including Linux.