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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.
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Fortinet settles GPL violation suit
April 26, 2005
Security specialist Fortinet agrees to make some of its source code available following accusations that it violated the GPL.
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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.
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GPL 3 may tackle Web loophole
September 27, 2005
Web companies may be forced to publish source code of any GPL-licensed software they're using for commercial services.
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Nessus security tool closes its source
October 6, 2005
Developer makes popular free scanner proprietary, saying competitors were taking advantage of its open-source status.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Did SCO open Unix source code?
June 12, 2003
Several groups argue that SCO Group's shipment of a Linux product undermines its attack on the OS's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Real: Baby steps toward freedom
July 23, 2002
Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that RealNetworks is off to a good start in opening up some source code, but it needs to go further if it wants to block Microsoft's advance.
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