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Showing 1-7 of 7 results foundNovell bans proprietary Linux modules
August 1, 2006 Linux seller evicts closed-source modules from open-source Linux, but provides customers a download option.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.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.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.Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.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."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. Sponsored matches for "open source"
