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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.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."Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.Newest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clear
June 1, 2007 Final draft of GPL 3 doesn't block the Novell-Microsoft patent pact that has raised open-source hackles.Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3
May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License.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.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.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.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.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.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.Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft
July 25, 2007 Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says.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.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.Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros
June 4, 2007 Technical and legal pact calls for product interoperability and legal protections for common customers.Open source on the move
September 21, 2006 Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes.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.Open-source politics are 'American as apple pie'
June 2, 2006 Eben Moglen calls open source a fundamentally American concept, contrary to view promoted by Microsoft and others.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.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. Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Corp."
