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Showing 1-16 of 16 results foundSamba will move to GPLv3
July 9, 2007 The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPL 3
December 6, 2006 Exec's comments come after Sun decides to release Java code under the less-controversial version 2 of the General Public License.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.Attorney: 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.Novell worries that GPL 3 could foil Microsoft pact
May 29, 2007 In document posted to SEC site, Linux seller outlines ways new version of open-source license could hurt its business.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.New GPL draft takes second crack at DRM
July 27, 2006 Second draft of General Public License 3 "clarifies" digital rights management provisions, a point of contention. Draft version 3 of GPL in fullTorvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3
June 13, 2007 The Linux leader is still skeptical about GPL 3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw.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.HP balks at patent provision in GPL update
August 2, 2006 So far, Hewlett-Packard prefers the earlier GPL, raising the specter that two versions of the license will survive.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.So much for the 'new and improved' GPL
April 30, 2007 James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems.Linux lab: GPL clarification needed ASAP
September 20, 2006 Open Source Development Labs calls for explanation of how to mix code governed by current and next GPL.Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.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.GPL defenders say: See you in court
October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant. Sponsored matches for "GPLv3"
