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Open-source programmer alleges Linux misuse

March 16, 2005 GPL advocate believes Motorola, 12 other companies are using Linux in violation of license that governs the software. TAGS: GPL, open-source programmer, violation, Motorola Inc., CeBit, source code, Linux, license, trade show, open-source software

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. TAGS: GPL, Trusted Computing, license, Richard Stallman, source code, foundation, open source, Bill Gates, Web service, attorney, IBM Corp., open-source software, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Defender of the Linux faith

March 18, 2005 Open-source programmer Harald Welte explains why he's going after companies that may have violated the GPL. TAGS: GPL, licence, preliminary injunction, firewall, violation, source code, Linux kernel, Linux, reseller, code, agreement, PC

Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL case

April 23, 2004 Dutch company Sitecom can get itself out of legal hot water, if it releases all the necessary software to comply with the General Public License, an attorney says. TAGS: GPL, attorney, source code, compliance, script, wireless networking, Linux, open source

Sun criticizes popular open-source license

April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, obligation, open source, Sun Solaris, source code, Java, intellectual property, nation, Red Hat Inc., project, IBM Corp., president, Linux

Open source: A nonproprietary world

September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, GNU, Linux, open source, open-source software, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., attorney, Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Sybase releases free database for Linux

September 9, 2004 Company goes head-to-head with MySQL and PostgreSQL with a free version of its ASE database for Linux. TAGS: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise, Sybase Adaptive Server, Sybase Inc., PostgreSQL, GPL, Linux, database, open source, database company, source code, license, MySQL

Novell extends open-source push

May 11, 2004 For the second time, the company has released the source code of a once-proprietary software package that makes it easier to substitute Linux for Microsoft's Windows. TAGS: Evolution Connector, Novell Inc., Ximian, GPL, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Novell GroupWise, Linux, source code, Microsoft Exchange Server, open source, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, Bill Gates, antitrust, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

Sun to open source code for office software

July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed. TAGS: Applix Inc., StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, license, GPL, source code, Linux, Microsoft Office, acquisition, handheld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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