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Sticking points in the new GPL
July 3, 2007
How far is too far when it comes to the freedom of software? Plus: Palm slipping, Windows sliding.
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Commentary: Who's doing selective enforcement?
October 30, 2003
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Free-software group says no to SCO
May 20, 2004
The Free Software Foundation has vowed to fight portions of a request to release information that could help the SCO Group in its legal battle against Linux.
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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.
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So much for the 'new and improved' GPL
April 30, 2007
James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems.
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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.
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GPL 3 not expected to split free-software world
March 25, 2005
Despite open-source developers' concerns, Free Software Foundation's general counsel predicts no difficulty in moving to third version.
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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.
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GPL getting tougher on patent deals
March 28, 2007
Version 3 to block next Microsoft-Novell handshake? Latest draft aims to "prevent such deals from making a mockery of free software."
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Torvalds 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Linux lab: GPL clarification needed ASAP
September 20, 2006
Open Source Development Labs calls for explanation of how to mix code governed by current and next GPL.
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FSF rebuts anti-GPL 3 claims
September 27, 2006
Free Software Foundation takes on prominent Linux programmers' complaints against new features.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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