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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, source code, Richard Stallman, foundation, open source, Bill Gates, open-source software, Web service, attorney, programming, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

March 16, 2005 GPL advocate believes Motorola, 12 other companies are using Linux in violation of license that governs the software. TAGS: GPL, open-source programmer, source code, CeBit, violation, trade show, Motorola Inc., Linux, license, open-source software

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, compliance, Free Software Foundation, license, open source, open-source software, attorney, Linux

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

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, SuSE Linux, open-source software, certificate, SuSE, Free Software Foundation, license, party, Redmond, free, Microsoft Corp., component

July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, GPLv3, draft, foundation, digital-rights management, license, leader, Linux, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., HP

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, open-source software, Novell Inc., license, Linux, San Francisco, discussion

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