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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, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., work, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, Free Software Foundation, draft, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, patent, freedom, open-source software, open source, Linux, digital-rights management, agreement, Microsoft Corp.

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, SCO Group Inc., alliance, Linux, open source, open-source software, agreement, founder, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Torvalds critical of new GPL draft

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

Torvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content control

January 16, 2007 Both DRM technology and GPL 3 will cause a lot of arguments, the man behind Linux says. But in the end, good technology will prevail. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, GPL 3, GPL, digital-rights management, debate, argument, software development, open-source software, open source, Linux

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

GPL 3.0: A bonfire of the vanities?

March 9, 2006 Jonathan Zuck says GPL advocates are adopting a religious stance on software development, rather than a practical one. TAGS: Richard Stallman, GPL, freedom, software development, open-source software, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, community

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Firefox 2.0, Linux, open-source software, handset, Java, blog, IBM Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

'Second Life' software becomes open-source

January 8, 2007 Outsiders will be able to modify the viewer software; Linden Lab plans to follow suit with the server software, too. TAGS: Second Life, server software, open source, Linux kernel, virtual worlds, GPL, open-source software, Linux, code, server, agreement
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