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InternetNews
January 17, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3 Draft Released A draft of GNU GPL version 3 is now publicly available for comment and discussion.   |
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July 27, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3: Making Room on Patents, DRM The second draft release of the GNU General Public License Version 3 is out, including a softening on its terms about Digital Rights Management and patents. |
InternetNews
March 27, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Better Late Than Never For GPL 3 Draft 3 Months late, the Free Software Foundation updates timetable and blames Microsoft and Novell for the delay. |
InternetNews
June 27, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL Version 3 Hits The Home Stretch. GPL version 3 is set to be officially released this week. |
InternetNews
July 28, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
HP Not Happy About Patents in GPL 3 The second draft of the GPL version 3 license is not even a day old and already one of the largest Linux vendors in the world is taking issue with its content. |
InternetNews
May 31, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Last Call For GPLv3 The last draft for GPL version 3 is issued as Richard Stallman argues for developers to adopt the new license. |
InternetNews
August 18, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3 Lawyer Has His Regrets Free Software Foundation counsel and co-author of the GPL 3 draft, Eben Moglen, explained the current status of the license draft discussion as well as some of the more contentious issues surrounding it. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3: Analysis and Review Begins Comments from some vendors about the new GPL version 3, which is now available in draft. |
InternetNews
March 29, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL v3 Not a Concern For Google New language in the third draft of the GNU General Public License, GPL v3, has the potential to reach beyond big Linux vendors with its proposed licensing rules that govern how most open source software is deployed and modified. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3 Draft 3 Prevents Free Software 'Mockery' The third draft of the GPL 3 was released today, strongly influenced and delayed by the patent agreement between Novell and Microsoft. |
InternetNews
September 25, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Developers Reject GPLv3 Linux creator Linus Torvalds has opposed GPL version 3 since its draft surfaced in January. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Won't Move to GPL 3 Torvalds opposition to the new GPL license may prove to be the death knell for widespread acceptance of the GPL 3, as the Linux kernel is arguably among the most well known and widely used GPL-licensed applications in existence. |
InternetNews
February 16, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL Draft Has Microsoft/Novell Deal in Mind A lawyer involved in the next version of the open source license lays bare the terms in the latest draft, including the recent patent covenant between Microsoft and Novell. |
InternetNews
June 12, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
The Linux Kernel on a Dual Basis? One solution to the debate about whether the Linux kernel should migrate to the almost-complete GPL version 3 is to have the Linux kernel dual-licensed under GPL versions 2 and 3. |
InternetNews
October 7, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Is Open Source Nessus Closing Its Source? The next version of popular Nessus open source vulnerability scanner will not be licensed under the GPL. A leader of the project cited poor community development and use of the code by competitors as reasons for leaving the open source fold. |
InternetNews
April 5, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
LinuxWorld: GPL 3 And The Linux Kernel Devs The under-discussion GPL version 3 license is a bit of a hot potato. Some like it and others, such as Linux creator Linus Torvalds, do not. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Work Set to Begin on GPL 3 The Free Software Foundation and Software Freedom Law Center released a process definition document this week, outlining the course they will take to shepherd work on General Public License v3. |
InternetNews
December 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Browsing, Open Source and Litigious Affairs Reviewing the highlights of open source trends from 2006 has to start with one day in November. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Tackles Old Foes With New Tools What's Next in Tech: A new GPL, new Linux distros, SCO's day in front of a jury and Vista's impact on it all. |
InternetNews
January 8, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Torvalds Still Keen On GPLv2 Linux creator Linus Torvalds explains why he's sticking with the older version of the General Public License. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
2007: Open Source, Patents, SCO, And More It was a big year in open source. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Another Loss For GPLv 3? Open source database vendor MySQL AB recently altered some of the wording of its license in order to let users know that it won't automatically be licensed under the next version of the General Public License, or GPL version 3, when that draft is finalized. |
InternetNews
March 8, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL 3 Good For SOX? The GPL open source license does not increase legal risk to companies that are governed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, according to the Software Freedom Law Center. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPL Awaits Test in SCO Group/IBM Dispute Is the GNU General Public License unconstitutional? |
InternetNews
June 29, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Stallman Urges Users to Upgrade to GPLv3 Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman argues that GPLv3 is the key to enabling software freedoms and defeating Microsoft's patent stick. |
InternetNews
July 9, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Samba Chooses GPLv3 Samba, the key lynchpin technology that enables file, printer and other resource sharing between Windows and Linux, is headed for the new GPL version 3. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft: Open Source Infringes on 235 Patents Microsoft continues to allege Linux patent infringement but still doesn't identify which ones. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Are You In Violation of GPL v3? Though the final release of the open source GPL version 3 license is still likely several months away, software vendors are already ramping up their efforts to help track violations. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
In Focus: GPL and What You Need to Know A Free and Open Source Software primer to help you make sense of open source and the General Public License in a hurry. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Work on Next GPL Version Under Way Love it or hate it, the General Public License is the cornerstone of the Free Software Movement and the guiding license of Linux and Open Source software. |
InternetNews
February 7, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Sun Sticks With Solaris CDDL (For Now) Will Sun make the move to GPL version 3 for OpenSolaris and Java? |
InternetNews
April 25, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
New Debian Project Leader Takes Charge The new leader of Debian's Linux OS discusses the next release and IBM's contributions to open source. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Inna Kuznetsova, Global Executive for Linux, IBM IBM exec Inna Kuznetsova talks about her role at IBM, the challenges she faces and her view on Microsoft's patent allegations and GPL version 3. |
InternetNews
April 18, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
GPLv3: Free or Commercial? It is good to be free. It is good to be open. It's better to have choice. |
InternetNews
February 13, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Debian Lenny: A Linux Valentine Release Major update to popular Linux distro comes after debate and delay. |
InternetNews
April 7, 2005
Michael Singer |
Insider Hints at GPL Changes Amazon, Yahoo, and Google could feel the heat if some legal language is redefined in GPL 3.0. The current version of the GPL, which was last updated in 1991, fails to trigger the open source license if a company alters the code, but does not distribute its software through a CD or floppy disk. |
InternetNews
August 22, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Trademarking Linux: Some Pay License Fee, Some Don't Should companies be paying a license fee for the use of the Linux trademark? |
InternetNews
June 4, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Xandros Takes Microsoft's Linux Patent Protection Small Linux vendor Xandros gets intellectual property protection from Microsoft for its users. |
InternetNews
June 28, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Real's Helix Now in Linux Distros Real's Helix will join three current media player projects in the open source community. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
Cisco Lawsuit: A Test for the GPL? Legal experts chime in about what's really behind the Free Software Foundation's legal action against Cisco, and what it means for the industry. |
InternetNews
February 23, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Ditching the Mozilla Public License for GPL There are many companies that are afraid of the GPL, Alfresco isn't one of them. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Big Debian Linux Payday For HP Look out Red Hat and Novell, HP is proving that money can be made from community Linux distributions. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Mr. Softy's Novell Strategy A cross-licensing deal exceeds Microsoft's expectations -- or does it? If Novell was looking for a get-rich-quick scheme, it seems to have backfired badly. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 24, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Novell 'Auto' Builds Linux For All Novell rolls out an open source build service and a new roll-your-own distribution effort. |
InternetNews
August 14, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
HP Backs Debian Linux to The Hilt HP today said it will support Debian GNU/Linux on its ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, adding to a short list of Linux distribution support that includes Novell SUSE and Red Hat. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Linux Creator Calls Backporting 'Good Thing' Recent comments from SUSE's CTO about backporting newer Linux features into older kernels spark discussion in the open source community, including Linus Torvalds. |
Linux Journal
July 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
Geek Law: License Defamation How the GPL has been sorely defamed by Microsoft, with statements that are false and are obviously intended to deter companies from associating with GPL-licensed software -- specifically Linux. |
InternetNews
August 12, 2010 |
Linux Foundation Tools Aim to Nix License Woes At LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation shows off a new compliance program, tools and resources to help enterprises track and manage open source licensing. |
InternetNews
June 5, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
HP Backs Carrier Grade Debian GNU/Linux Thought HP only supported Red Hat and Novell's versions of Linux? Think again. |
InternetNews
November 28, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Is Novell-Microsoft Patent Deal Headed For Re-Write? Novell employees argue that the recent deal with Microsoft isn't up to snuff and needs some work. |
