Stories tagged "gpl"

Generally for open source programs, there are two main licenses that most developers take into consideration. These licenses are the Gnu General Public License, and the BSD license. This article will explain the fundamentals of each license, and will help

Linux kernel developers are getting tougher on Nvidia and a few other holdouts that have refused to release open source drivers.

"Having created this monster called OOXML, Microsoft then used bribery, threats, blackmail, and vicious smear campaigns to force OOXML into fast track acceptance"

Back in May 2006, Sun released Java as open source but it still contained about 5 percent proprietary, non-free code. Now the IcedTea project the rigorous Java Test Compatibility Kit.

"Mobile open source player Funambol is certainly giving us plenty to watch these days with its Affero GPL licensing, its use of ad-supported mobile phone access to email and general bet on mobile open source software"

"Pentaho Corp. has released its Linux-compatible, open source business intelligence (BI) software under a GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2) license"

"current version 2 alpha release of the Pentaho BI Platform, as well as future versions, will be distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2)"

"discovered a GPL violation by Taiwanese TV card manufacturer Compro Technology"

Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source licence that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones.

"Skype withdrew its appeal of a lower court ruling saying it violated the General Public License by offering mobile phones that used a modified Linux kernel without publishing that source code"