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Editorial Dru Lavigne, Michael Weiss An Introduction to Open APIs Mapping Mashup Ecosystems Michael Weiss Licensing of Open APIs G.R. Gangadharan Using JavaScript Toolkits to Create Rich Internet Applications Owen Byrne Measuring Modularity in Open Source Code Bases Steven Muegge, Roberto Milev Torys Technology Law Speaker Series: Open Source Licenses and the Boundaries of Knowledge Production Byron Thom Upcoming Events Newsbytes Contribute april 2009  april 2009 Editorial Dru Lavigne and Michael Weiss discuss the editorial theme of Open APIs. 3 5 An Introduction to Open APIs Carleton University students provide a glossary of terms associated with Open APIs and present some resources that discuss their busi- ness value. PUBLISHER: The Open Source Business Resource is a monthly publication of the Talent First Network. Archives are available at the website: Mapping Mashup Ecosystems Michael Weiss from Carleton University describes a research frame- work to examine the structure of the mashup ecosystem and its growth over time using network analysis to obtain key characteristics of the ecosystem and identify significant ecosystem members and their relationships. 8 13 17 21 27 30 http://www.osbr.ca EDITOR: Dru Lavigne dru@osbr.ca Licensing of Open APIs G.R. Gangadharan, a research scientist at the Novay in the Nether- lands, provides an overview of open API licensing, provide examples from current open APIs, and briefly discusses open licensing of open APIs. ISSN: 1913-6102 Using JavaScript Toolkits to Create Rich Internet Applications Owen Byrne, Senior Manager of Travelpod Labs, compares the fea- tures of the most commonly used JavaScript Toolkits used to create rich Internet applications and discusses how freely available toolkits are able to compete against proprietary alternatives. ADVISORY BOARD: Tony Bailetti James Bowen Kevin Goheen Leslie Hawthorn Chris