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- Sun demurs from adopting GPL v3 for OpenSolaris, keeps CDDL only
- Sun demurs from adopting GPL v3 for OpenSolaris, keeps CDDL onlyGPL2/GPL3 compatibilityI suspect that the problem may be that GPL3 and GPL2 are incompatible with each other, so to maximize compatibility with GPL licenses you should release your code under GPL2 with a "or later versions" clause. That way you...
- Tags: Blogging, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, fewer license, GPL, OpenSolaris
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- GPL 3 release set for Friday
- GPL 3 release set for FridayThis is going to be a very special moment in the history of Free Software.A big thanks to Richard Stallman, Eben Morgan, and all of the others working behind the scenes to make the GPL3 the best license on the planet. It will be very...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., GPL 3, GPL 2, GPL
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- HP balks at patent provision in GPL update
- HP balks at patent provision in GPL updateIsn't it becoming obvious that a licenseis not the instrument to force people/users into believing in Stallman's view of the world?Mr. Shankland, get a clueThe Linux kernel (and any other GPL works which don't have the "or later version" clause) aren't going to...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linus, GPL, Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., GPL 2, Stallman, software
- Discussion threads 2006-08-02
- Sun considers GPL 3 license for Solaris
- Sun considers GPL 3 license for SolarisSolaris with no DRM? Goof for hobby machines..But not in any business that WANTS and needs SECURE content.Well, with Linus being a tuuurd right now, Sun might gain some mindsharewith this. But, they should go straight GPL3 to avoid confusion. Imagion if some...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, GPL, GPL 3, Sun Solaris, Linus, digital-rights management, Linux, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., kernel
- Discussion threads 2006-01-30
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- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?They are hosed.They have no leg to stand on, and obviously, they are using GPLed software with proprietary methods that they don't want to disclose. Since the long term relief is simply that they must stop using BusyBox or release the full...
- Tags: SFLC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?You're correct--This guy is 'reinventing the wheel'ntI suspect that the guy is talking about a free designThat makes the nokia the equivalent of solaris if someone said "we don't need linux, it's just another solaris".Of course these days, Solaris is no longer...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Nokia N800/N810, web tablet, Nokia Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...
- Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Open source should support Apple over Psystar
- What is at the heart of open source? Contracts. The BSD and GPL licenses are contracts, which people freely enter into before they agree to download. Apple's EULA is the same sort of thing. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: GPL, EULA, Apple Inc., Principles, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...
- Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, AppŁe
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- When proprietary companies go open source
- I've been burning the midnight oil yet again, working like a beaver on speed as I build my software castle on a server in Los Angeles not that beavers build castles. It's going well, and we are on the verge of starting trials in the UK. If any of you...
- Tags: Software, Netscape Communications Corp., Stallman, Open Source, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Sucubus (exe)
- Sucubus is a free, open-source search engine which helps you find and download music and videos from all over the Web. Sucubus uses YouTube for video results and gives you the ability to save the videos into popular formats for your iPod, iPhone or even convert the video into an...
- Tags: Web, Video, Lamplite, Sucubus, Corporate Communications, Open Source, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-11
- Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thing
- Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingYahoo's open source bet is a long run thingBad for Google, great for everyone else!"In the long run we're all dead......and for a long time."RE: Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingIs there anything open source at all about what...
- Tags: MS API, Open sourcing, open source, Darwin, Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Color Jam (exe)
- Color Jam is a simple but addictive logical game. Your goal is to conquer more territory than your opponent. You achieve that by changing your color to win adjacent tiles of the same color. Play against your friend or computer. The game is freeware under GPL. This version is the...
- Tags: Color, Val Danylchuk, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-07-10
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsWindows.So do you have to run a full version of Windows and then on top of that run Hyper V and then on top of that run your guests? Or can Hyper V be installed bare metal?RE: Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for WindowsIt...
- Tags: Operating systems, Storage management, cloud computing, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Paravirtualization Method, Microsoft VMM 2008, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?
- Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?MS will embrace OSS only if...they perceive that it will increase their stock value. Gates' departure has nothing to do with it. As far as Linux Zealots predicting the end of proprietary software, this only indicates their lack...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., open source, Bill Gates, OSS, operating system, OSX, desktop, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?
- Will Microsoft become more open to open source with the departure of Bill Gates? It's a tough call. Observers from both the open and closed source worlds say the exit of Microsoft's longtime leader won't usher in a GPL era at the company but it will likely...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
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