Gplv3
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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.

Thursday, October 23 2008 12:34 PM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Version, Open-source Software, GPL, software, digital-rights management, Free Software Foundation, DMCA

Stallman: Why GPL version 3 is important

News Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman says digital rights management and patent protection are important reasons for developers to upgrade to GPLv3.

Monday, June 04 2007 02:59 PM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Patents

Why Java won't take the GPL route

Techguide It seems unlikely that Sun will use a GPLv3 licence for Java, because of the DRM restrictions it would impose.

Thursday, September 07 2006 12:33 PM

Sun exec rallies behind GPLv3

News Sun's chief open-source officer has backed the third version of the GPL.

Thursday, December 07 2006 11:12 AM

Tags: Open source, Legal

Samba will move to GPLv3

News The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.

Tuesday, July 10 2007 09:31 AM

Tags: Open source, Linux server OS

GPLv3 threatens Microsoft-Novell pact?

News Novell expresses concerns that Microsoft could stop selling Suse Linux coupons if the General Public License version 3 remained in its current form.

Tuesday, May 29 2007 09:23 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing

Top Linux programmers pan GPLv3

News High-ranking kernel coders join Torvalds in opposing the new license draft; some say it could harm open source.

Tuesday, September 26 2006 09:33 AM

Tags: Linux, Software licensing

GPLv3 to drive users from Linux to FreeBSD?

News GPLv3 will help FreeBSD take some users away from Linux, according to the founder and vice president of The FreeBSD Foundation.

Monday, September 03 2007 10:18 AM

Tags: Linux server OS

FSF: Microsoft cannot evade GPLv3

News The Free Software Foundation has insisted Microsoft is bound by GPLv3 and must respect its copyrights and licenses.

Thursday, August 30 2007 10:59 AM

Tags: Open source, Linux

GPLv3 release set for late week

News Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman will launch the General Public License version 3 via an online video stream.

Friday, June 29 2007 01:39 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing

MySQL sticks with current GPL for now

News Waiting for "general acceptance" of General Public License version 3, MySQL keeps open-source database tied to current version.

Friday, January 05 2007 09:12 AM

Tags: Databases, Open source

Open source group rebuts anti-GPLv3 claims

News Free Software Foundation takes on prominent Linux programmers' complaints against new features in General Public License revamp.

Wednesday, September 27 2006 05:22 PM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Open source

Torvalds critical of new GPL draft

News Linux leader Linus Torvalds maintains his objections to provisions against digital rights managment.

Monday, July 31 2006 11:07 AM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Open source, Software licensing

Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp

News Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees.

Monday, July 09 2007 10:29 AM

Tags: Copyright, Corporate law, Open source

Linux lab: GPL clarification needed ASAP

News Open Source Development Labs calls for explanation of how to mix code governed by current and next GPL.

Thursday, September 21 2006 09:26 AM

Tags: Open source, Legal