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Lawyer: Open-source risks overblown
November 2, 2005
Prominent open-source software attorney says the GPL already minimizes many risks of using free and open-source software.
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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.
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GPL getting tougher on patent deals
March 28, 2007
Version 3 to block next Microsoft-Novell handshake? Latest draft aims to "prevent such deals from making a mockery of free software."
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Stallman unbending on software patents
January 17, 2006
Debate over GPL version 3 begins as Free Software Foundation's founder says antipatent provisions are "not a placeholder."
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GPL3 first public draft due early 2006
August 10, 2005
Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.
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Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006
Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.
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Buffing up open source
January 17, 2006
Linux takes a new tack to stay competitive, as a key legal underpinning opens up for potential revisions.
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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.
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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.
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Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath
February 14, 2005
General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
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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
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