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NewsTorvalds 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. - News
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. - News
Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. - News
Novell bans proprietary Linux modules
August 1, 2006 Linux seller evicts closed-source modules from open-source Linux, but provides customers a download option. - News
Free software's white knight
March 17, 2006 Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen talks about his plans and his philosophy on software freedom. - News
British standards body mum on OOXML vote
September 4, 2007 The British Standards Institution won't divulge who's on its technical committee or discuss the outcome of its vote on OOXML. - News
GPL 3 release could slip past March
February 12, 2007 New draft of revamped open-source General Public License is due soon, but final release schedule is open, FSF executive director says. - News
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. - News
Torvalds critical of new GPL draft
July 28, 2006 Linux leader maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment. - News
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. - News
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 - News
DRM key to Linux's consumer success?
April 7, 2006 Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure? - News
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. - News
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. - News
Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3
May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. - News
Open-source Java--except for the exceptions
May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX - News
New Linux look fuels old debate
April 17, 2006 The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive. - News
Stallman: OSDL patent project 'worse than nothing'
September 19, 2006 Project to fight low-quality patents could make legal terrain tougher for open source, FSF founder says.
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