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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. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, 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, compliance, Free Software Foundation, open-source software, 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, Linux, open source, agreement, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.

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, argument, debate, software development, open-source software, open source, Linux

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.

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, license, certificate, Redmond, party, Microsoft Corp., free, component

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, GPLv3, draft, digital-rights management, foundation, license, leader, Linux, open-source software, IBM 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, SCO Group Inc., Linux, alliance, open source, open-source software, agreement, founder, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, open-source software, software development, Red Hat Inc., open source, community, Linux

Sun to release open-source Sparc designs

March 21, 2006 Move comes as part of Sun's commitment to support the General Public License. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL, open source, T1, open-source software, AMD, server

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GPL, Firefox 2.0, Linux, open-source software, Java, handset, blog, IBM Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services

September 13, 2006 Company won't assert patents related to 35 Web services specs--a move designed to ease developers' legal concerns. TAGS: Web service, open-source software, patent, open source, open-source community, royalty, specification, standards, Apache Software Foundation, GPL, FAQ, developer, concern, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., XML

'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

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Richard Stallman, Java, open source, JavaOne, JDK, Free Software Foundation, source code, exception, GPL, open-source software, conference, server, video
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