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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. TAGS: GPL, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, compliance, license, open source, open-source software, attorney, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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

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. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Inc., enterprise server, certificate, SuSE, license, SuSE Linux, open-source software, Free Software Foundation, party, free, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

 December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. TAGS: GPL, Trusted Computing, license, Richard Stallman, source code, foundation, open source, Bill Gates, Web service, open-source software, IBM Corp., attorney, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, draft, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, license, Linux, intellectual property, leader, Microsoft Corp., open source, HP

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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, license, discussion, mailing list, open source, project, Novell Inc., Linux, founder, Java, Microsoft Corp.

The Microsoft penalty that isn't

 April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor. TAGS: GPL, monopoly, penalty, license, open source, Linux, file-sharing, antitrust, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., LAN, printer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, operating system

Real: Baby steps toward freedom

 July 23, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that RealNetworks is off to a good start in opening up some source code, but it needs to go further if it wants to block Microsoft's advance. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealAudio, Open Source Initiative, RealNetworks RealVideo, open source, codec, OGG, open-source community, license, GPL, code, source code, co-founder, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, server

Sun to open source code for office software

 July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed. TAGS: Applix Inc., StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GPL, license, Linux, source code, Microsoft Office, acquisition, handheld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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