On MovieTome: See the TRAILER for TERMINATOR 4!

Search:
Go!


advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

license [x] , open source [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 54 results found

Intel to stop using open-source license

March 31, 2005 The chipmaker says it will discontinue an open-source license used to govern some of its software. TAGS: Open Source Initiative, open source, license, Intel, mailing list, leadership, open-source software, chip company

Official nod for Sun open-source license

January 5, 2005 The Open Source Initiative's license approval committee has given a vote of support to Sun Microsystems' license. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source Initiative, Sun Solaris, license, open source

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, GNU, Free Software Foundation, license, foundation, Linux kernel, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., project

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. TAGS: GPL, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, compliance, license, open source, attorney, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: GPLv3, Samba, Free Software Foundation, GPL, GNU, Linux kernel, license, leader, open source, Linux

GPL likely to regain Apache compatibility

May 10, 2007 Final GPL 3 liable to be compatible with the Apache License, lowering barriers between open-source projects. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, GPL, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, compatibility, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, project, Java

Open-source Alfresco shifts to GPL

February 23, 2007 Document management company hopes license change will mean more outside programmer involvement. TAGS: GPL, license, open source, programmer

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. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 2, GPLv3, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, OpenSolaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, leader

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, IBM Corp.

Gosling looks down Sun's open road

March 19, 2007 The man behind Java offers his take on open source, security and why IT is always "on the edge of collapse." TAGS: James Gosling, GPL, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, license, platform, security, technique, information technology

Microsoft simplifies code-sharing plan

October 19, 2005 Company strips down its Shared Source Initiative to three licenses, one of which is modeled on the Mozilla Public License. TAGS: license, OSI, source code, open source, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., code, Bluetooth, developer

Sun retires one open-source license

September 3, 2005 Company is putting its Sun Industry Standards Source License to bed and hints there may be more on the way out. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, license, OpenOffice.org, Intel, project, server

Open-source board eyes fewer licenses

February 16, 2005 The Open Source Initiative is taking aim at the "proliferation problem" as the number of open-source licenses grows, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: OSI, open source, license, Open Source Initiative, Open Source Development Labs, Linux

Open-source group to corral licenses

April 7, 2005 OSI gets under way with an effort to pare down the number of open-source software licenses in widespread use. TAGS: OSI, license, proliferation, open source, program manager, founder, open-source software, Computer Associates International Inc., Intel, Sun Microsystems Inc., conference, Linux

Open-source overseer proposes paring license list

March 2, 2005 Open Source Initiative head suggests licenses should meet three new requirements to gain seal of approval. TAGS: OSI, license, open source, Bruce Perens, proliferation, Open Source Initiative, definition, proposal, requirement, Firefox, Apple Computer, programming, Web browser

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. TAGS: GPLv3, GPL, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Inc., enterprise server, certificate, SuSE Linux, license, SuSE, open-source software, Free Software Foundation, party, free, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., component

Door to Java source code opens a crack wider

March 16, 2005 "Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. TAGS: J2SE, James Gosling, Java, Java software, license, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software company, open source, Java 2, J2EE, source code, software company

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. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealAudio, Open Source Initiative, open source, RealNetworks RealVideo, codec, OGG, open-source community, license, GPL, code, source code, co-founder, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, server

Microsoft aims to charm open-source world

June 29, 2006 Company highlights open-source strategy at London conference, but some attendees are leery of its motives. TAGS: open source, open-source community, license, Microsoft Corp., conference, London, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Sun open-source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier

December 2, 2004 New license likely will be used to govern Solaris OS. But it may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, GPL, Open Source Initiative, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, Linux, multiprocessor, intellectual property, Unix, operating system, IBM Corp., developer
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "open source"


© 2008 CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use