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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, GNU, license, Free Software Foundation, Linux kernel, foundation, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

Critics: 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. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, license, European Union, open-source software, critic, antitrust, copy, agreement, server, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GNU, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPLv3, kernel, open source, Java, Linux, community, license, interview

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. TAGS: GPL, Richard Stallman, GNU, license, LinuxWorld, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open-source software, operating system
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