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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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, GNU, license, Free Software Foundation, Linux kernel, foundation, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

Open-source luminaries spurn SCO

July 31, 2003 Linux development leader Linus Torvalds and Free Software Foundation attorney Eben Moglen reject SCO Group's argument that Linux users should pay license fees for using the OS. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Free Software Foundation, Unix, Linux, Open Source Development Labs, IBM Corp., license, attorney, work, open source, intellectual property, code, leader, operating system

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. TAGS: GPL, Richard Stallman, license, GNU, LinuxWorld, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open-source software, operating system

SCO selling Linux licenses online

February 23, 2004 The controversial software company quietly begins taking orders from companies that want to use Linux with its blessing. Meanwhile, SCO's main Web site is still offline due to MyDoom attacks. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, Linux, license, attack, desktop computer, Unix, CPU, open source, server, IBM Corp., operating system, PC

Sun open-source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier

December 2, 2004 New license likely will be used to govern Solaris OS. But it may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, GPL, Open Source Initiative, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, license, Linux, multiprocessor, intellectual property, IBM Corp., operating system, Unix, developer

Seeking 'certainty,' CEO signs SCO Linux license

March 2, 2004 The chief of Web site hosting company EV1Servers.net says it was important "to remove uncertainty and deliver stability and reliability to customers." But he also says the company is seeing some ne... TAGS: EV1Servers.net, SCO Group Inc., David Byer, SCO Linux, Unix, license, Linux, hosting company, Linux server, intellectual property, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., CEO, open source, server

SCO backs off Linux invoice plan

October 15, 2003 The SCO Group backpedals on a plan to send invoices to corporate users in order to prod them into buying licenses for their use of the open-source operating system. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., invoice, Linux, license, Linux server, IBM Corp., pricing, lawsuit, open source, Unix, server, operating system

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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., GNU, license, open source, discussion, Unix, Linux, open-source software, San Francisco

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. TAGS: GPL, GNU, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPLv3, kernel, Java, Linux, community, open source, license, interview

Group sees Linux users unfazed by SCO suits

February 10, 2004 Linux customers are unlikely to be deterred by legal threats from the SCO Group, even while the outcome of its legal battle with Novell remains undecided, according to the OSDL. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Open Source Development Labs, Novell Inc., Linux, legal battle, Unix, threat, claim, license, IBM Corp., open-source software, battle, open source, operating system
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