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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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, draft, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., executive director, Linux, open source, 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

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.

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

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.

Which way, open-sourcers?

September 12, 2006 Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, open-source community, Linus Torvalds, provision, open source, Richard Stallman, community, Linux

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, JavaOne, open source, Free Software Foundation, JDK, source code, open-source software, GPL, exception, conference, server, video

Free software's white knight

March 17, 2006 Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen talks about his plans and his philosophy on software freedom. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, Pretty Good Privacy, Richard Stallman, lawyer, programmer, GPL, work, U.S.
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