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Showing 1-11 of 11 results foundAttorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft
July 25, 2007 Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says.Opening up an open-source roadblock
February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says.Novell bans proprietary Linux modules
August 1, 2006 Linux seller evicts closed-source modules from open-source Linux, but provides customers a download option.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."Why Microsoft is under assault from all corners
April 9, 2007 Attorney Lars Liebeler says open hostility toward the software maker runs contrary to a central premise of free-market economics.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.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.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.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.Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad
February 3, 2006 'We are not crusaders,' declares the Linux kernel leader in a debate over proposed open-source license changes. Sponsored matches for "Novell Inc."
