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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, Free Software Foundation, SuSE, license, Redmond, party, free, Microsoft Corp., open source

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

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, open-source software, agreement, Linux, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.

April 14, 2005 German court supports effort to enforce the GPL, which governs countless projects in the free and open-source software realms. TAGS: Fortinet Inc., GPL, Linux programmer, open-source software, victory, project, Germany, Novell Inc., Mr., open source, Linux, California, security, operating system

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.

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, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

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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