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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.
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Open-source Alfresco shifts to GPL
February 23, 2007
Document management company hopes license change will mean more outside programmer involvement.
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Sun considers GPL for Solaris
November 14, 2006
If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux.
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GPL likely to regain Apache compatibility
May 10, 2007
Final GPL 3 liable to be compatible with the Apache License, lowering barriers between open-source projects.
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Torvalds: 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.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sun picks GPL license for Java code
November 13, 2006
After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.
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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.
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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.
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Overhaul of GPL set for public release
January 11, 2006
The Free Software Foundation will launch its first public draft of version 3 of the General Public License, beginning a likely long and vocal debate.
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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.
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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.
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Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006
Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux
January 26, 2006
Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions.
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