FSF to launch GPLv3 at high noon Jun 30, 2007
While the final draft of the GPLv3 due to be released today is unlikely to change much from the final call draft published in early June, it could still be some time before software vendors and developers complete the legal analysis required for any license change. And there are no guarantees that Sun will use v3. (Computer Business Review)
GPL Version 3 Hits The Home Stretch Jun 30, 2007
On June 29th all that work culminates with the release of the final draft. Whereas over the last 18 months we've had a lot of debate about what goes into the license, after June 29th the noise will be about why to use it and who is using it. (Datamation)
Microsoft signs Linspire to patent deal Jun 15, 2007
The final draft of the GPL is expected June 29, 2007. Talkback. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Linux Founder Still Sees No Reason to Use GPLv3 Jun 13, 2007
The good news for GNU GPLv3 (General Public License Version 3) supporters is that Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, thinks the final draft is better than the earlier ones. The bad news is that he has "yet to see any actual reasons for licensing under the GPLv3.". (eWeek)
Torvalds on GPLv3 final draft Jun 12, 2007
Writing on the Linux Kernel Developers mailing list yesterday, Torvalds responded when a developer wrote that he (Torvalds) "was quite impressed with the toned down version of the final draft of GPLv3.". I was impressed in the sense that it was a hell of a lot better than the disaster that were the earlier drafts. (Linux.com)
Microsoft, LG Sign Linux Pact Jun 9, 2007
The open source community, specifically the Free Software Foundation, reacted by tweaking the final draft release of the GNU General Public License (GPL) 3. 0, which was released May 31, to prohibit such patent deals. (PC World)
Harper too busy to meet with Bono at G8 Jun 8, 2007
He continued his criticism on Thursday, saying the Canadian delegation came to the summit with a "negative attitude. "I don't care what [Harper] says I saw in the papers they denied this they actively blocked other governments putting real figures on the communique," said Geldof, who didn't explain how he got that information. He said Italy and Japan have backtracked on their initial opposition to setting real aid figures on the final draft, but Canada remains opposed. "Don't turn... (CBC Manitoba)
Microsoft, LG forge Linux amnesty deal Jun 8, 2007
" In 2001, LG produced a Linux-based wireless Web pad for home users that included Internet support and a built-in multimedia player. LG also is a partner of Microsoft in that it licenses Windows CE for use in its IP phones and produces Windows-based notebook computers. The deal with LG comes after Microsoft said last month such as Linux. The company, however, said it would prefer to sign patent and cross-licensing deals with open source distributors rather than seek payments via litigation. The... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The Americanizationof India's military Jun 5, 2007
Burns has been leading discussions to thrash out a final draft of the civilian Indo-US nuclear deal, which Washington wants to leverage for more defense deals. India's import of military hardware and software will reach $30 billion within the next five years, the country's Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said in a study, "Private Sector Participation in Defense". (Asia Times Online)
Announcing the Toronto Film Race 2007 Jun 5, 2007
Sponsors of the Film Racing Tour include Writers Boot Camp, OurStage, Avid, Toon Boom, Friendster, Final Draft, and Jungle Software. The entry fee is $75 US per team and space is limited in each city. (Canada Newswire)
Xandros Takes Microsoft's Linux Patent Protection Jun 5, 2007
"We're confident that we can move forward and do great things together. We'll just have to wait and see what ultimately happens with the final draft of GPL v3.". Tools. (SmallBusinessComputing)
GPLv3 Authors Comment on Draft Jun 5, 2007
GPLv3 Authors Comment on Final Draft ... GPLv3 Authors Comment on Final Draft. (eWeek)
Microsoft Inks Novell-Like Patent Deal With Xandros, Despite GPLv3 Jun 5, 2007
The problem: The final draft of new license terms published by the group that governs open source software specifically prohibits open source distributors from entering into patent protection pacts with commercial developers. According to the third version of the General Public License, set for final release this summer, open source distributors cannot participate in patent protection deals unless the deal was in effect prior to March 28. (InformationWeek)
Novell fears closing of GPL loophole Jun 4, 2007
Novell believes that the GPL v3 could jeopardise its partnership with Microsoft R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Microsoft pact comes under pressure. (VNUNet.com)
Newest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clear Jun 3, 2007
The Free Software Foundation released the final draft of an updated General Public License on Thursday, a draft that prohibits future deals similar to the Microsoft-Novell patent pact but lets that one go ahead. The , in which Microsoft agreed to sell coupons for and not to sue buyers for patent infringement, raised the foundation's ire when the companies announced it in November 2006. (ZDNet)
GPLv3 No Longer Has Novell Worried About Linux Licensing Jun 2, 2007
As Paul McDougall , the final draft of GPLv3 has been released, and it has what amounts to a Novell-screwing provision. As McDougall reported, the license "states that companies that distribute open-source software cannot extend patent protection to some users of the software and not others, regardless of how or from whom the user received it.". (InformationWeek)
GPLv3 'Good for Novell Customers' Jun 2, 2007
Final GPLv3 Draft Provisions 'Good for Novell Customers. All Ziff Davis Sites. (eWeek)
Last Call For GPLv3 Jun 1, 2007
The biggest change in the fourth and likely final draft of the GPL version 3 is that the new license will be compatible with the Apache 2. 0 open source license, which is widely deployed and extremely popular. (SmallBusinessComputing)
GPL 3 'Last Call' Draft Issued, Adoption Date Set In June Jun 1, 2007
The last-call draft, , features a few changes from the nearly final draft the FSF. Most significantly, the new draft resolves a number of arcane legal differences between the FSF and the Apache Software Foundation to enable license compatibility between the two groups. (CRN)
Microsoft Would Lose Patent Rights Under New Linux License Terms Jun 1, 2007
Secondary Navigation. By Paul McDougall Thu May 31, 4:00 PM ET. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
FSF Releases Final Draft of GPLv3 Jun 1, 2007
FSF Releases the Final Draft of GPLv3 ... FSF Releases the Final Draft of GPLv3 ... This final draft comes just over two months after the third draft of the license was released in late March, and incorporates feedback from the general public and official discussion committees. (eWeek)
Novell won't be punished for Microsoft deal - source May 31, 2007
One of the pioneering forces behind the open source software movement, the foundation has decided not to include any language in the final draft of the agreement that will punish Novell, according to the person familiar with the foundation's deliberations. "This is good news for Novell," said Katherine Egbert, an analyst with Jefferies & Co." The foundation controls rights to a group of programs known as the GNU operating system, an important part of Linux. The group does not control the... (NDTV.com)
Novell Says Open-Source License Changes Could Kill Microsoft Deal May 31, 2007
But as Novell now acknowledges, the extent to which Wal-Mart and other customers that purchased SUSE Linux certificates from Microsoft will be willing to continue their Linux implementations could be determined by the final draft of GPLv3 and future court rulings on the issue, should it come to that. Advertisement. (InformationWeek)
Russia Takes First Step Into Global Carbon Market May 31, 2007
The government would post the final draft on Friday, said a westerner working in Russia's embyronic carbon trading industry, who declined to be named. "This is the big one, it's what everyone's been waiting for for over a year and a half," said Abyd Karmali, a climate change consultant at ICF International. (Planet Ark, United States)
Novell Says Open Source License Changes Could Kill Microsoft Deal May 30, 2007
But as Novell now acknowledges, the extent to which Wal-Mart and other customers that purchased SUSE Linux certificates from Microsoft will be willing to continue their Linux implementations could be determined by the final draft of GPLv3 and future court rulings on the issue, should it come to that. RECOMMEND THIS STORY. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Grady report sounds alarm May 29, 2007
In its 172-page "final draft" report, Alvarez l's team recommends an array of changes at Grady, beginning with the board. The 10-member panel is "too small to effectively and efficiently conduct the business of a very large, complex safety net hospital that is also a primary teaching venue for two medical schools," the report says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Montage to offer 'Save as Final Draft' mode May 22, 2007
The new release will have Save As Final Draft, a mode that lets users export their script to the popular Final Draft format. Users have already been able to import Final Draft scripts, but this marks the first time that users can go in the other direction. (MacCentral)
GPLv3 tangles MS patent claims May 17, 2007
The expected approval of the GPLv3 (GNU General Public License version 3) could further muddy the waters for , as there is a question about whether the company's interoperability deal with Novell will violate the forthcoming final draft. The current version of the GPL, the open source license for Linux, does not have specific protection against patent litigation for companies distributing Linux. (InfoWorld)
FAQ: Microsoft and Open Source Patents May 16, 2007
0, which is nearing final draft, will be crafted to block the type of patent/IP deal Novell and Microsoft cut. What is at stake for users. (PC World)
GPLv3 draft gets thumbs down from IP attorney Apr 4, 2007
We should all hope they can clarify it in the final draft, but I think given the process so far it seems unlikely that they are going to be able to extract all the ambiguity in this document ... We should all hope they can clarify it in the final draft, but I think given the process so far it seems unlikely that they are going to be able to extract all the ambiguity in this document. (Search Enterprise Linux)
New GPL 3 draft resolves some contentious issues Mar 30, 2007
At the end of the commenting period, the FSF will publish the final draft and accept additional comments for 30 days. If no major problems emerge during the commenting period for the final draft, the GPL 3 will finally reach its official release. (Ars Technica)
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Speaking on behalf of Novell, Bruce Lowry declined a detailed reaction to the draft, apparently reserving official comments for the final draft. However, he noted briefly that "Nothing in this new draft of GPLv3 inhibits Novell's ability to include GPLv3 technologies in SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE, and other open source offerings, now and in the future.". (Linux.com)
GPL v3 Not a Concern For Google Mar 30, 2007
com declined to comment, saying they preferred to see the final draft of the license changes first. Tools. (SmallBusinessComputing)
New GPLv3 draft takes new approach to patents, lock-down technologies Mar 29, 2007
Wednesday March 28, 2007 (03:01 PM GMT). The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has the third draft of the revised third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3). (Linux.com)
GPLv3's hard line on MS-Novell Mar 29, 2007
The plan had been to bring out a third and final draft in October or November, but then a surprise partnership around Novell's Suse Linux including a patent cross-licensing agreement. Parts of the Linux operating system including its kernel are licensed under GPL version 2. (InfoWorld)
Delayed GPLv3 draft to debut Mar 28, 2007
Revised license for free and open source software set to enter final draft following feedback. By China Martens, IDG News ServiceMarch 27, 2007. (InfoWorld)
Illini West board approves faculty list Mar 8, 2007
The final draft will be presented for approval at a later meeting. Ford noted that Huston had declined any stipend for his work as an interim athletic director, saying any others are spending a lot of time on this as well. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Dictionary for software bugs to cut confusion? Mar 2, 2007
A final draft is slated to be released in the coming months. Page: 1. (TechRepublic)
Vulnerability index makes progress Mar 2, 2007
Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and maintained by a team of workers at nonprofit Mitre and other security professionals, the ongoing effort is roughly four months shy of publishing a final draft of its vulnerability encyclopedia, said leaders of the project ... Prior to the delivery of a final draft of its encyclopedia of flaws later this year, CWE officials said they are preparing a sixth iteration of the index to likely be published some time in April. (InfoWorld)
Montage screenwriting app adds .Mac support Mar 1, 2007
Mac integration, a new smart type system, better Final Draft file importing, improved text file importing, new Keyword support for preferences, views and smart views. Elements that can be assigned by keyboard shortcuts, customizable auto-type options, and much more a complete list of what s changed has been posted to the Web site. (MacCentral)
Scientists Find Why Conductance Of Nanowires Vary Feb 6, 2007
A Georgia Tech physics group has discovered how and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as their length varies. In a collaborative investigation performed by an experimental team and a theoretical physics team, the group discovered that measured fluctuations in the smallest nanowires conductance are caused by a pair of atoms, known as a dimer, shuttling back and forth between the bulk electrical leads. (Science Daily)
Linus and Andy together again: Day three at Linux.conf.au Jan 19, 2007
Torvalds says no, and that he doubts that he'll like the final version, though he allowed that it's possible that he might like the final draft. He says that the main problem is that the FSF hasn't changed its reasons for changing the license, which is "the problem in the first place.". (Linux.com)
Another Loss For GPLv 3? Jan 7, 2007
a third and final draft is expected early this year. Among the key changes in the new license are new terms regarding patents and digital rights management. (SmallBusinessComputing)
