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'Free' versus 'open source'

 February 3, 2005 TAGS: Free Software Foundation, GNU, GPL, Stephen Shankland, open source, freedom

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, foundation, provision, Linux kernel, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, project, IBM Corp.

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, GPLv3, Sun Microsystems Inc., kernel, Linux, Java, community, open source, license, interview

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, GNU, GPL, Linux kernel, license, leader, open source, Linux

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, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, GNU, open source, discussion, Unix, license, Linux, open-source software, San Francisco

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

SCO attacks open-source foundation

 October 29, 2003 SCO Group has begun a direct challenge to the General Public License--the legal foundation for Linux, numerous other open-source programming projects and software that SCO still ships. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GPL, David Byer, Unix, GNU, IBM Corp., Free Software Foundation, open source, Linux, law firm, foundation, lawsuit, attorney, law, U.S.

Open source: A nonproprietary world

 September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, GNU, Linux, open-source software, open source, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., attorney, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

SCO's McBride sounds off in Linux legal battle

 December 5, 2003 Chief Executive Darl McBride invokes the Founding Fathers in his company's battle over intellectual property rights. Also: SCO postpones its quarterly earnings report. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., copyright protection, intellectual property, Unix, GNU, intellectual property right, Free Software Foundation, earnings report, Linux, DMCA, GPL, IBM Corp., open source, battle, Red Hat Inc., letter
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