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Showing 1-17 of 17 results foundLenovo denies ditching Linux
June 5, 2006 The PC maker, which recently signed a $1.2 billion Microsoft deal, says it has no plans to stop supporting the open-source OS.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.Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.Sun considers GPL for Solaris
November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux.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.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.New GPL draft due Wednesday
March 26, 2007 A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward.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.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.Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.Sun to open source code for office software
July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed.Sun picks GPL license for Java code
November 13, 2006 After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.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.New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns
March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening.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.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.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. Sponsored matches for "Linux"
