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Battle brews over unlocking PC secrets

April 5, 2005 The BIOS is one of the most closely guarded pieces of your system's software. Now some people want to set it free. TAGS: BIOS, BIOS company, Richard Stallman, critic, Free Software Foundation, secret, Intel, chip company, operating system, PC, security

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

Foundation wants more of the PC to be free

February 28, 2005 The Free Software Foundation is mounting a wider effort to encourage the creation of free BIOS software for PCs. TAGS: BIOS, Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, power management, motherboard, AMD, foundation, Linux, open-source software, Intel, development, PC, laptop computer, 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, GNU, license, Free Software Foundation, LinuxWorld, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open-source software, operating system

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. TAGS: GPL, Free Software Foundation, anti-DRM, digital-rights management, Richard Stallman, TiVo Inc., provision, open source, Hollywood, movie, IBM Corp., Linux, entertainment, operating system

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal

February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Richard Stallman, GNU, Open Source Development Labs, open source, HP, Linux, open-source software, intellectual property, copyright law, vice president, founder, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea
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