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Closer look at Microsoft's Linux code shocker
News Software giant is contributing codes for three drivers for inclusion in the open source operating system, in bid to make Windows a better host for Linux.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, GPL, device driver, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Linux, CNET Networks Inc.
Do we need GPLv3?
Insight perspective Version 3 of the General Public License is clearer than its predecessor in many ways, but does that mean you should use it? A legal expert discusses the pros and cons.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Version, Open-source Software, GPL, GPLv3, Termination Provision, software, digital-rights management
Microsoft's Firefox surprise
Insight commentary The software giant has released a Firefox plug-in. We'll just repeat that: Microsoft has released a Firefox plug-in.
Tags: Office suites, Open source, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Web Browser, Office Open XML, Plug-in, GPL, Mozilla Firefox
An inside look at the Apache Software Foundation
Techguide Justin James recently spoke with the Apache Software Foundation’s President and Executive Vice President about what the ASF does and how they do it.
Tags: Open source, Protocols and platforms, Web servers, Apache Software Foundation, GPL, Web Server, Apache Web server, Justin James, decision-making, blogging
Study: GPL loses ground in open source development
News At the same time, Microsoft's open source software license MS-PL, is gaining in popularity, according to study by provider of services and products for open source developers.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Market research, Apache Software Foundation, Database, GPL, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, BSD, Microsoft .NET, GNU
Samba: TomTom suit tries to undermine GPL
News Jeremy Allison, leader of the Samba project, views Microsoft's patent suit against TomTom as part of wider attempt to undermine the open source GPL software license.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Patents, Microsoft Corp., Patent, GPL, TomTom, software, Open-source Community, Jeremy Allison
Symbian's open source journey
Insight newsmaker How do you open up a closed codebase? Symbian research chief David Wood weighs potential and practicality, and the promise of multicore phones.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Software engineering/development, Software licensing, Smart Phone, Android, Plug-in, GPL, Symbian Inc., EPL
Skype agrees to obey GPL
News The company has abandoned its appeal against a German ruling that it must supply source code with Linux-based VoIP phones, in compliance with GPLv2.
Tags: Open source, Lawsuits, Development/design, Skype Technologies S.A., Source Code, GPL, phone, compliance, software, antitrust
Google carves an Android path through open source world
News Company is committed to many open source tenets with its Android mobile phone software--but it's willing to step on a few open source toes, too.
Tags: Open source, Mobile platforms/communications, Business development/management, Innovation, Google Inc., Android, GPL, Wind River Systems Inc., phone, software
Sun: Java will be free this year
News The struggle to open up Java completely is finally coming to an end.
Tags: Java, Open source, Red Hat Inc., GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 2D, Linux Distribution, Linux, Open source
MySQL backtracks on closed-source plan
News Sun's MySQL database unit has reversed on plans to release important backup features under a proprietary license, following criticism from the open source community.
Tags: Databases, Software engineering/development, Backup, Database, Open Source, GPL, software, co-founder, Marten Mickos, revenue
Open source license victory in model-railway case
News A federal judge in the United States has ruled that an open source license should have the same legal enforceability as traditional copyright.
Tags: Copyright, Open source, Creative Commons, GPL, software, theory, professor, case law, SourceForge, U.S.
Choose the right licensing for security software
Techguide There are three general licensing models available for security software. There's a case to be made for one of them being more suitable than the others, and it may not be what you think.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, License, Open-source Software, PostgreSQL, GPL, Developer
Microsoft funds Apache
News news analysis The software giant is sponsoring a major open source organization, in a move that may not be as counterintuitive as it first appears.
Tags: Open source, Web sites, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Apache Software Foundation, Google Inc., Database, GPL, software, Linux
TomTom settlement leaves key questions unanswered
News Legal experts say it won't end the uncertainty over Microsoft's Linux patent claims. Open source luminary Bruce Perens warns of a chilling effect.
Tags: Patents, Open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Red Hat Inc., GPL, TomTom, Bruce Perens, attorney
