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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, foundation, license, GNU, Linux kernel, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., provision, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Novell bans proprietary Linux modules

August 1, 2006 Linux seller evicts closed-source modules from open-source Linux, but provides customers a download option. TAGS: Novell Inc., Linux kernel, GPL, Free Software Foundation, module, Linspire, Linux, open source, kernel, supplier, video card, video

Free software's white knight

March 17, 2006 Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen talks about his plans and his philosophy on software freedom. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, Pretty Good Privacy, Richard Stallman, lawyer, GPL, programmer, work, U.S.

British standards body mum on OOXML vote

September 4, 2007 The British Standards Institution won't divulge who's on its technical committee or discuss the outcome of its vote on OOXML. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, committee, specification, standard, XML, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

GPL 3 release could slip past March

February 12, 2007 New draft of revamped open-source General Public License is due soon, but final release schedule is open, FSF executive director says. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, draft, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., executive director, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp.

HP balks at patent provision in GPL update

August 2, 2006 So far, Hewlett-Packard prefers the earlier GPL, raising the specter that two versions of the license will survive. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, open-source project, license, open source, party, HP, work, Linux

Torvalds critical of new GPL draft

July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, GPLv3, draft, digital-rights management, foundation, license, leader, Linux, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, HP

New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns

March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL, GPL 3, Novell Inc., draft, Free Software Foundation, Linux, intellectual property, license, open source, leader, Microsoft Corp., HP

New GPL draft takes second crack at DRM

July 27, 2006 Second draft of General Public License 3 "clarifies" digital rights management provisions, a point of contention. Draft version 3 of GPL in full TAGS: GPL, digital-rights management, draft, provision, foundation, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux

GPL defenders say: See you in court

October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant. TAGS: GPL, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, open-source software, compliance, open source, license, attorney, Linux

Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp

July 6, 2007 Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise server, open-source software, SuSE Linux, Free Software Foundation, SuSE, certificate, license, Redmond, party, Microsoft Corp., free, component

Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3

May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Richard Stallman, Java, JavaOne, open source, JDK, Free Software Foundation, source code, GPL, exception, open-source software, conference, server, video

New Linux look fuels old debate

April 17, 2006 The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive. TAGS: intellectual property, graphics chip company, open source, Linux, Free Software Foundation, ATI Technologies, Linux kernel, kernel, NVidia, software product, GPL, chip company, manager, founder, 3D, operating system

Stallman: OSDL patent project 'worse than nothing'

September 19, 2006 Project to fight low-quality patents could make legal terrain tougher for open source, FSF founder says. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Richard Stallman, software patent, patent, tagging, art, Free Software Foundation, open source, founder, project, developer, solution
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