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GPL 3 may tackle Web loophole
September 27, 2005
Web companies may be forced to publish source code of any GPL-licensed software they're using for commercial services.
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Stallman unbending on software patents
January 17, 2006
Debate over GPL version 3 begins as Free Software Foundation's founder says antipatent provisions are "not a placeholder."
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Bruce Perens
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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.
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Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath
February 14, 2005
General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
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Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
December 23, 2004
The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991.
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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.
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Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux
January 26, 2006
Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions.
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Overhaul of GPL set for public release
January 11, 2006
The Free Software Foundation will launch its first public draft of version 3 of the General Public License, beginning a likely long and vocal debate.
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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.
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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."
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Defender of the GPL
January 19, 2006
Free Software Foundation's attorney explains how Hollywood and TiVo use GPL now--and how they might use the next version.
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New open-source license targets DRM, Hollywood
January 18, 2006
Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen says the updated GPL may put open-source products in conflict with movie studios and Tivo.
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GPL3 first public draft due early 2006
August 10, 2005
Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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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.
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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
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Free software's white knight
March 17, 2006
Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen talks about his plans and his philosophy on software freedom.
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