A GNU dawn for open source
Published: 02 Jul 2007 15:59 BST
The third version of the GNU General Public License finally came to fruition on Friday, promising a level of protection against software patents. It's been a stormy few months for the open-source community regarding patents, as Microsoft has been in talks with most of the leading Linux vendors over a variety of partnership agreements. Some, such as Novell, yielded. Others, such as Red Hat, did not. But the controversial GPLv3 has divided the open-source world, with Linus Torvalds weighing heavily into the debate.
Free Software Foundation releases GPLv3
The new licence adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions [02 Jul 2007]
Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPLv3
Linux leader Linus Torvalds remains sceptical about GPLv3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw [13 Jun 2007]
Why you should care about GPLv3
The open-source community has just seen an update to the licence that underpins most of its developments [07 Jun 2007]
Stallman touts GPLv3 provisions
Digital rights management and patent protection are important reasons for developers to upgrade to GPLv3, says FSF founder Richard Stallman [04 Jun 2007]
Final GPLv3 draft leaves Novell in the clear
Latest draft of the General Public License doesn't block the Novell-Microsoft patent pact that has raised open-source hackles [04 Jun 2007]
GPLv3 may threaten Microsoft-Novell pact
In a filing to the SEC, Novell has expressed concerns that the GPLv3 could see Microsoft halting the distribution of Suse Linux [29 May 2007]
Eben Moglen: GPLv3 set for success
Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License [24 May 2007]
Inside the Microsoft-Novell deal
Microsoft's upper management seem keen on the adage 'keep your friends close but your enemies closer' — particularly in the case of Novell [30 Apr 2007]
Moglen resigns as FSF director
One of the main forces behind the development of the GPL is stepping down from the Free Software Foundation to concentrate on working for the Software Freedom Law Centre [26 Apr 2007]
GPL clamps down on patent deals
Latest draft of version 3 aims to prevent deals such as Microsoft-Novell from 'making a mockery of free software' [29 Mar 2007]
Sun looks to GPL v3 for Java, Solaris
Patents and politics are making the GPL revision attractive to Sun, but the move risks a backlash [09 Feb 2007]
Video: Torvalds on why the kernel is so special
In part two of our interview, Linus Torvalds explains what is unique about his pet project [25 Jan 2007]
Video: Torvalds on DRM and GPLv3
In part one of a five-part interview, Linus Torvalds talks about why digital rights management and the GPL cause a lot of 'hot air' to be exchanged [24 Jan 2007]
Torvalds: GPLv3 is 'just another licence'
DRM and the GPL may be at the centre of heated debates, but the Linux creator is confident 'good technology' will win in the end [17 Jan 2007]
MySQL steers clear of GPLv3
Open-source database firm will stick with existing version of the General Public License until its successor 'gains acceptance' [05 Jan 2007]
Sun exec rallies behind GPLv3
Server maker's open-source chief Simon Phipps justifies why he chose version 2 of the licence for Java, but is still a big fan of version 3 [05 Dec 2006]
Torvalds criticises GPL revisions
A new draft of the GPLv3 does not go far enough in solving problems around DRM, according to Torvalds and others [31 Jul 2006]
Linux coders reject GPLv3
A poll of leading Linux programmers has revealed widespread opposition to the proposed new version of the GPL [26 Sep 2006]
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