Open-source GPL rewrite on fast track? Seeking to relieve patent licensing worries by the open-source community, industry heavyweights here at the Linuxworld Summit conference said a revised version of the GPL (General Public License) could arrive sooner than many had expected. Seeking to relieve patent licensing worries by the open-source community, industry heavyweights here at the Linuxworld Summit conference said a revised version of the GPL (General Public License) could arrive sooner than many had expected....

Revised GPL version 3 on track for January release. revised gpl version 3 on track for january release. The first discussion draft of the next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3 is currently on track to be released in the first week of January 2006. The first discussion draft of the next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3 is currently on track to be released in the first week of January 2006. Then, after a year of public comment and the writing of the final text, the final version should arrive early 2007 - more than 15 years after GPL 2 was released....

GPL upgrade due in 2007. gpl upgrade due in 2007. The planned upgrade to the GNU General Public License (GPL) will be ready by 2007, according to an industry official involved with the project. The planned upgrade to the GNU General Public License (GPL) will be ready by 2007, according to an industry official involved with the project. Presenting at the LinuxWorld conference on Wednesday, Eben Moglen, president and executive director of the Software Freedom Law Center and a key participant in the planned Version 3.0 of GPL, cited issues expected to be covered in the upgrade. Dealing with wikis in the GPL also has been pondered....

Free Software Foundation to reveal GPL version 3 draft. gpl v3 draft. About two-thirds of all open-source licenses fall under the GPL...

First draft of GPL v3 goes online. gpl v3 draft. The Free Software Foundation has released the first draft of the General Public Licence (GPL) version 3 for debate.. The Free Software Foundation has released the first draft of the General Public Licence (GPL) version 3 for debate. This is the first major change to the GPL in over a decade and addresses two fundamental concerns for the industry : digital rights management and software patents....

Companies that violate GPL may also be violating federal law, says Wasabi Systems. wasabi whitepaper dangersofgpl. Linux products are generally covered under GPL which among other things mandates that the source code must be available. Michaelson says in his white paper called "Licensing 101" that companies that use GPL software may find themselves in legal trouble if the software doesn’t meet GPL standards. Almost certainly [these] violate the GPL," says Michaelson and thusly if they violate GPL they would also violate SOX reporting standards. Related Links Wasabi Systems Licensing 101 Whitepaper GPL Explanation Loadable Kernel Modules explanation ...

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux. linux gpl3. In a message to the Linux Kernel Mailing List on Jan. 25, Linus Torvalds made it plain that the Linux operating system is going to stay under General Public License 2 and not migrate to GPL 3.. In a message to the Linux Kernel Mailing List on Jan. 25, Linus Torvalds made it plain that the Linux operating system is going to stay under General Public License 2 and not migrate to GPL 3....

Linux leader attacks "anti-DRM" GPL. torvalds on gpl3. Provisions against digital rights management (DRM) in a draft update to the General Public Licence (GPL) could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in emails reflecting the Linux leader's pragmatic philosophy.. Provisions against digital rights management (DRM) in a draft update to the General Public Licence (GPL) could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in emails reflecting the Linux leader’s pragmatic philosophy....

Sun today delivered on the promise to open-source the processor design of its multi-core UltraSparc T1 CPU under a free GNU GPL license. San Jose (CA) - Sun today delivered on the promise to open-source the processor design of its multi-core UltraSparc T1 CPU under a free GNU GPL license. It is the first time that a company has made complex hardware design has been released under the GNU GPL and is viewed as a strategy to enhance the visibility of Sun’s processors and to increase the appetite of developers to build software and hardware solutions around the platform....

The Free Software Foundation's founder Richard Stallman has confirmed that the recent patent covenant between Novell Inc and Microsoft Corp is not a violation of the current version two of the GNU GPL, but will be outlawed under version three.. The Free Software Foundation’s founder Richard Stallman has confirmed that the recent patent covenant between Novell Inc and Microsoft Corp is not a violation of the current version two of the GNU GPL, but will be outlawed under version three. What has happened is, Microsoft has not given Novell a patent license, and thus, section 7 of GPL version 2 does not come into play," Stallman told the GPLv3 Conference in Japan, according to a transcript of his speech produced by the Free Software Foundation Europe....