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Samba will move to GPLv3
July 9, 2007
The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPL 3
December 6, 2006
Exec's comments come after Sun decides to release Java code under the less-controversial version 2 of the General Public License.
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So much for the 'new and improved' GPL
April 30, 2007
James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems.
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HP balks at patent provision in GPL update
August 2, 2006
So far, Hewlett-Packard prefers the earlier GPL, raising the specter that two versions of the license will survive.
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MySQL sticks with current GPL for now
January 4, 2007
Waiting for "general acceptance" of General Public License version 3, MySQL keeps open-source database tied to current version.
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Top Linux programmers pan GPL 3
September 25, 2006
High-ranking kernel coders join Torvalds in opposing the new license draft; some say it could harm open source.
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Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad
February 3, 2006
'We are not crusaders,' declares the Linux kernel leader in a debate over proposed open-source license changes.
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GPL 3 not expected to split free-software world
March 25, 2005
Despite open-source developers' concerns, Free Software Foundation's general counsel predicts no difficulty in moving to third version.
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Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3
June 13, 2007
The Linux leader is still skeptical about GPL 3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw.
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Linux lab: GPL clarification needed ASAP
September 20, 2006
Open Source Development Labs calls for explanation of how to mix code governed by current and next GPL.
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New GPL draft takes second crack at DRM
July 27, 2006
Second draft of General Public License 3 "clarifies" digital rights management provisions, a point of contention. Draft version 3 of GPL in full
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Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL
February 9, 2007
Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says.
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Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006
Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.
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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.
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