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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. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL 3, Novell Inc., GPL, pact, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, document, Microsoft 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, license, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Free Software Foundation, open-source software, free, party, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

Linux fans ready to burn rubber

May 24, 2007 The open-source operating system makes headway with Windows stalwart Dell and gets set for a high-speed plug this weekend. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Linux, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

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

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, alliance, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., open source, agreement, Microsoft Corp., founder, Oracle Corp.

Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros

June 4, 2007 Technical and legal pact calls for product interoperability and legal protections for common customers. TAGS: Xandros, Linux company, open-source company, GPL, Linux, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., agreement, open source

GPL getting tougher on patent deals

March 28, 2007 Version 3 to block next Microsoft-Novell handshake? Latest draft aims to "prevent such deals from making a mockery of free software." TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, draft, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, freedom, patent, digital-rights management, Linux, open source, open-source software, agreement, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft paying Novell $308 million for Linux pact

November 7, 2006 Novell disclosed details of its five-year partnership with competitor Microsoft in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, pact, Brad Smith, general counsel, GPL, SuSE, enterprise server, agreement, payment, Linux, virtualization, Microsoft Corp., open source, server

GPL 3 release could slip past March

February 12, 2007 New draft of revamped open-source General Public License is due soon, but final release schedule is open, FSF executive director says. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, draft, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, executive director, Novell Inc., open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source leader leaving Novell for Google

December 21, 2006 Samba co-founder Jeremy Allison says he objects to Novell's patent pact with Microsoft, heads to search giant. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, GPL, open source, Linux, SuSE, co-founder, Google Inc., letter, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., server

How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation

November 22, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software. TAGS: antitrust law, GPL, antitrust, court, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., operating system, work, Microsoft Corp.

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Linux, Novell Inc., Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell extends open-source push

May 11, 2004 For the second time, the company has released the source code of a once-proprietary software package that makes it easier to substitute Linux for Microsoft's Windows. TAGS: Evolution Connector, Novell Inc., Ximian, SuSE, GPL, Red Hat Inc., Novell GroupWise, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, source code, open source, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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, Linux, founder, project, Novell Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Grappling with open source

December 19, 2006 As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways. TAGS: JBoss, open source, Novell Inc., GPL, AJAX, IBM DB2, Red Hat Inc., MySQL, Oracle Corp., middleware, Linux, IBM Corp., Firefox, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., database

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, license agreement, patent, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, GPL, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property, IBM Corp., open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, Java, server, Microsoft Corp.
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