Harald Welte
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Open-source programmer alleges Linux misuse

News  GPL advocate believes Motorola, 12 other companies are using Linux in violation of license that governs the software.

Thursday, March 17 2005 11:38 AM

Tags: Linux

Defender of the Linux faith

Program Open source developer Harald Welte handed warning letters to 13 tech companies, including Motorola and Acer, at Hannover's CeBIT show. He explained his GPL policing efforts in this Q&A.

Wednesday, March 23 2005 04:54 PM

GPL defenders say: See you in court

News The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant.

Tuesday, October 02 2007 11:19 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing

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.

Monday, May 12 2008 10:53 AM

Tags: Open source, Lawsuits, Development/design, Skype Technologies S.A., Source Code, GPL, phone, compliance, software, antitrust

Fortinet settles GPL violation suit

News Security specialist Fortinet agrees to make some of its source code available following accusations that it violated the GPL.

Wednesday, April 27 2005 08:29 AM

Tags: Open source

Linux programmer wins legal victory

News German court supports effort to enforce the GPL, which governs countless projects in the free and open-source software realms.

Friday, April 15 2005 09:43 AM

Tags: Linux

Linux kernel to include IPv6 firewall

Insight Firewall features already available in IPv4 will be added to IPv6 protocol in Linux, but not until later in the year.

Tuesday, February 22 2005 05:13 PM

Tags: Security, Open source