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NewsKeeping pace with open source
June 29, 2007 Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release. - News
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. - News
Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3
June 13, 2007 The Linux leader is still skeptical about GPL 3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw. - News
Sun considers GPL for Solaris
November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux. - News
Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPL 3
December 6, 2006 Exec's comments come after Sun decides to release Java code under the less-controversial version 2 of the General Public License. - News
Open source on the move
September 21, 2006 Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes. - News
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. - News
How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software. - News
Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. - 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
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
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
Which way, open-sourcers?
September 12, 2006 Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities. - 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
Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win
November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. - News
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. - News
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." - News
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. - 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
Sun picks GPL license for Java code
November 13, 2006 After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.
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