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Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?

Will VMWare go open source without legal pressure?If You Use The Code, Play By The Rules. Period.VMWare doesn't have much choice in the matter; the GPL makes it very clear that if you use code released under the GPL, the ONLY permission one has to use the code requires compliance...

Tags: open source, GPL Code, vmkernel, GPL, VMware Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

McAfee claims open source legal concerns are much ado about nothing

McAfee claims open source legal concerns are much ado about nothing"may have become "infected" with some GPL software."This statement sounds ominous! Kinda like the Open Source radicalscomplaining about "proprietary" drivers "infecting" Linux.STOP the world! Let's got back to the stone age before lawyers!"Infectious" codeThis terminology is reserved for...

Tags: McAfee Inc., GPL, GPL Code, open source

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Defender of the GPL

Defender of the GPLWow... that was so good it had to be said twice nt.What will Linus the person do in regard to Linux ?I'm really curious now. What would Linus do ? Will he or will he not move Linux to the GPL 3 when it's finalized...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Moglen, Now Let, GPL, GPL Code, TiVo Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-01-19

Additional Resources

Komodo Edit (Windows) 5.2.2 (Windows)

Komodo Edit, based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, offers sophisticated support for all major scripting languages, including in-depth autocomplete and calltips, multi-language file support, syntax coloring and syntax checking, Vi emulation, Emacs key bindings. Komodo Edit is built on the Mozilla code base and is now licensed under the same...

Tags: GPL, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

MySQL Workbench OSS 5.2.8b1 (Mac)

MySQL Workbench enables a DBA, developer, or data architect to visually design, generate, and manage all types of databases including Web, OLTP, and data warehouse databases. It includes everything a data modeler needs for creating complex ER models, and also delivers key features for performing difficult change management and documentation...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MySQL, Database Design, OSS, MySQL Workbench, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license

Tar and feather them nt ;-)ntYeah - they made good on GPL2 - tar them anyway!It's Microsoft - hurt them even when they do admit their errors and make good on them!Seriously Dude, see a shrink!A tad serious?Lighten up a bit - a shrink? I will put my mental health...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, tool, Microsoft Windows 7, open source, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license

Microsoft officials confirmed on November 13 -- a few days after pulling a Windows 7 download tool that allegedly contained improperly-licensed open-souce code -- that the company did, indeed violate the terms of the GNU General Public License GPL. It plans to reissue the source and binaries for the tool...

Tags: GPL, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, Open Source, Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-13

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps

Windows only applications will be a thing of the past before long.We could also use some good tools for porting general Win32 apps to Mac and Linux using WineLib.Agree, but, for the transition, these kinks of tools will helpNTmore reasons to avoid NovellThese proprietary apps that work only with M$...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Operating systems, tool, Linux, Microsoft .NET, Mac OS X app, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?

ProbablyA microsoft programmer probably used code he found in the net(IE code-plex...) instead of developping his own code...At school the programmer would have failed his course, here MS will face, once aggain, the wrath of Stallman's little cultists.if true they should get penalize ntnt It was a CodePlex project?Well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?

Microsoft has pulled an update tool for Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store site after a report indicating that the tool incorporated open-source code in a way that violated the GNU General Public License. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: GPL, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Open source be not proud

microsoft over java???hardly.Ellison should use GPL v3 for mysqland commit 1 billion dollars to it.This deal will sail through and everyone will be happy.It is a pyramid schemeFor a long time open source companies were only "profitable" because their perceived value.MySQL is a very good example of this. They sold...

Tags: Databases, open source, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

LBackup 0.9.8r2 (Mac)

LBackup is a simple backup system aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups with minimum fuss. LBackup is configured with configuration files and the backup is started from the command line. The core LBackup code has been tested for over 2 years. Features at a Glance: ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Lucid Information Systems, LBackup, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Making a foundation a real solution to the mySQL mess

Sounds good. Too good?This sounds like a great solution to a problem that is probably costing Oracle, destroying what little credibility Sun has as a brand, while ensuring that every website on the planet virtually retains access to a free, secure and efficient database. If we don't do something, the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Dana, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Alien Arena 7.32 (Windows)

Alien Arena is a multiplayer online deathmatch game based on the GPL id source code. This game features incredibly smooth and fast game play with next-generation engine features such as shaders, real-time per-pixel and per-vertex lighting and shadows, lensflares, light bloom, weather, and GLSL shader effects on all surfaces. The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, COR Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Why prefer open source

"Mandates...are perceived as threatening"This is way off topic, but as the primary ZDNet health care writer you will recognize the problem here. It's the "buy insurance or else" mandate in most of the legislation being proposed and which certainly will be anything that gets passed. This may be...

Tags: GPL, un-American, open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-15