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Showing 1-18 of 18 results foundCritics: Microsoft server license snubs open source
January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics.Samba will move to GPLv3
July 9, 2007 The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.GPL likely to regain Apache compatibility
May 10, 2007 Final GPL 3 liable to be compatible with the Apache License, lowering barriers between open-source projects.MySQL sticks with current GPL for now
January 4, 2007 Waiting for "general acceptance" of General Public License version 3, MySQL keeps open-source database tied to current version.Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.New GPL draft due Wednesday
March 26, 2007 A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward.Defender of the GPL
January 19, 2006 Free Software Foundation's attorney explains how Hollywood and TiVo use GPL now--and how they might use the next version.Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says.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.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.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.Top Linux programmers pan GPL 3
September 25, 2006 High-ranking kernel coders join Torvalds in opposing the new license draft; some say it could harm open source.Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.Overhaul of GPL set for public release
January 11, 2006 The Free Software Foundation will launch its first public draft of version 3 of the General Public License, beginning a likely long and vocal debate.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.Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux
January 26, 2006 Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions.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.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.
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