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

Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

May 31, 2007 Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, GNU, Indiana, Sun Microsystems Inc., distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac

June 30, 2006 CodeWeavers uses an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs to run under Mac OS X. TAGS: CodeWeavers Inc., wine, GNU, open source, Apple Macintosh, emulator, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Intel, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: GPLv3, Samba, Free Software Foundation, GPL, GNU, Linux kernel, license, leader, open source, Linux

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

Details on Intel's beta Mac development tools

January 18, 2006 Developers can now get compiler and library previews optimized for Apple's Intel-based machines. TAGS: compiler, Intel Architecture, Fortran, C++ compiler, GNU, C++ programming language, GCC, multiprocessor, development tool, library, Intel, beta, dual-core processor, developer, Linux, Apple Computer

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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, GNU, open source, Unix, license, Novell Inc., open-source software, Linux, San Francisco, discussion

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

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal

February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Open Source Development Labs, open source, Richard Stallman, GNU, open-source software, intellectual property, Linux, copyright law, vice president, founder, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea
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