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Microsoft Statement About GPLv3 II

To answer a question I posed in a previous post about how Novell was going to handle the fact that Microsoft does not want to be a party to the GPLv3 (from the Novell PR Blog): Shortly after the GPLv3 license was released, Microsoft issued a statement in which they

Microsoft Statement About GPLv3

A quick follow up on my previous GPLv3 coverage. Here's the official Microsoft statement: Microsoft is not a party to the GPLv3 license and none of its actions are to be misinterpreted as accepting status as a contracting party of GPLv3 or assuming any legal obligations under such

GPLv3 Coverage

For all the coverage the process has gotten to date, the final GPLv3 was released to relatively little fanfare on Friday, June 29th. The reality, as with any legal document, is that it's going to take a while for company and project lawyers to read through and digest

Linus on GPLv3

Linus made a couple interesting comments on LKML a few days ago regarding the GPLv3: I was impressed in the sense that it was a hell of a lot better than the disaster that were the earlier drafts. I still think GPLv2 is simply the better license. I consider dual-licensing

Closing notes on the first day of OSBC

Overall I have to say I've really enjoyed the first day of OSBC. I'm getting an entirely different perspective on many things, which is good. It's easy to get a bit insular when you are only exposed to a single side of an argument.

Microsoft takes on the free world

Some thought it was inevitable, while other thought it would never happen. From a recent Fortune article: Free software is great, and corporate America loves it. It's often high-quality stuff that can be downloaded free off the Internet and then copied at will. It's versatile -

Eben Moglen Steps Down From Free Software Foundation

(Via an InformationWeek article) It looks like Eben Moglen has stepped down from the FSF. From the article: The Free Software Foundation has lost one of its best-known leaders. Board member Eben Moglen announced this week that he is stepping down from the board and his position as general counsel

GPLv3, Linux and GPLv2 Compatibility

Allison continues her fantastic coverage of the GPLv3 process in this post. A third possibility is that the Linux kernel developers will decide that it's not worth the hassle and just accept the GPLv3. I suspect that this is what the FSF is hoping will happen. Depending on

Open source expert speaks out on GPLv3

If you're following the GPLv3 draft process (previous coverage) here's an extremely informative post by Mark Radcliffe. From the post: Mark Radcliffe joins us this week to give his expert opinion on the latest draft of GPLv3. Mark is a friend and one of the industry&

GPLv3, Microsoft/Novell language

A quick follow up to this post, Allison Randal has posted a good piece of some of the GPL modifications over at the O'Reilly Radar. From the post: The core of the added language is: You may not convey a covered work if you are a party to

Torvalds 'pretty pleased' about new GPL 3 draft

The 3rd draft of the GPLv3 has been released, and it's great to see that Linus is "pretty pleased" with it. Despite what same are saying, I think that Linus' opinion on this matters quite a bit. He started one of the most successful GPL