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

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

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, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, Linux, multiprocessor, intellectual property, Unix, developer, IBM Corp., 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, GNU, open source, Unix, license, open-source software, Novell Inc., Linux, San Francisco, discussion

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

Apple pins April 29 date on Tiger's tail

April 12, 2005 Desktop and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4 will be ready later this month, the Mac maker says. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, WinFS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Mac maker, search technology, Spotlight, Steve Jobs, dashboard, license, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, RSS, Unix, server, Apple Macintosh
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