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- Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers?
- Can't we all just get along?[nt]He has no right to be upsetThis is code that is being released [b]for free[/b] to the Open Source community. It will be released on MS's timeline and not some arbitrary timeline specified by someone who is on record as hating MS. No other open...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, GPL v2, kernel, Microsoft Corp., open source, open-source community, GPL, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Free, as in responsible
- Free, as in responsibleI made this point several weeks ago on a different blogMy [url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=32150&messageID=593133&start=-1]post[/url] asked a similar question regarding the future of Linux.If the Linux community is driven ONLY by the need to create and share, then the GPL is the way forward. If, however, they want Linux distributions...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linus, GPL, GPL V2, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
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- 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
- x264Encoder 1.1.7 (Mac)
- x264 and libavcodec based QuickTime Media Compressor component. Support avc1, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video Media. Support some MPEG-4 AVC features, including Main/High Profile up to Level 5.1. Source codes are included, and free software under GPL V2. Uses libx264.a, libavcodec.a and others from x264 git and ffmpeg SVN. Universal Binary
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, SVN, MyCometG3, Digital Video, Digital Media, Digital Music, Open Source, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-07
- Open source is sold and FOSS is not
- I'm confusedAre you advocating breaking the GPL license by selling GPL based products by 'open source' companies?We know NT Selling software is not a violation of the GPLSelling softare is not a violation of the GPL. Not in any way, shape or form. In the words of the...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, F/OSS, GPL, software, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- mp4vEncoder 1.1.5 (Mac)
- libavcodec based QuickTime Media Compressor component. Support mp4v, MPEG-4 Video Media. Support some MPEG-4 ASP features, including B-frame with Open/Closed GOP. Source codes are included, and free software under GPL V2. Uses libavcodec.a and others from ffmpeg SVN. Universal Binary
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, MPEG-4, MyCometG3, Digital Video, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- xvidEncoder 1.1.5 (Mac)
- Xvid and libavcodec based QuickTime Media Compressor component. Support xvid, another MPEG-4 SP/ASP Video Media. Support some MPEG-4 ASP features, including B-frame with Open/Closed GOP. Source codes are included, and free software under GPL V2. Uses libxvidcore.a, libavcodec.a and others from xvid release build and ffmpeg SVN.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, MPEG-4, XviD, MyCometG3, Digital Video, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernel
- Microsoft recently announced that it had contributed source code allowing a Linux system to happily exist in a virtualized environment hosted by Hyper-V. While this code may not make it into the Linux kernel for a number of reasons, it is significant that Microsoft chose to develop this code, protect...
- Tags: Linux Kernel, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Is the GPL losing its grip?
- The only non-GPL licenses to attract significant usage are the Artistic License and the standard BSD. But the GPV v3 should, at its present rate of growth, pass the latter in share within six months, the report says. Over half of all projects are still licensed under GPL v2. by...
- Tags: GPL, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- At what stage of life is the open source industry?
- At what stage of life is the open source industry?First, you must define "open source".My point is many think open source is the GPL and Linux, in my opinion that is not true and "open source" is what we passed around in the local computer clubs two or three decades...
- Tags: open source, stage-of-life, open-source industry
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Sucubus 1.10 (Windows)
- 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, Microsoft Windows, Video, Lamplite, Sucubus, Corporate Communications, Open Source, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-05-05
- PrinterSetup 0041 (Mac)
- PrinterSetup is a flexible, open-source printer setup system. Released for the benefit of system administrators and unix savvy users using CUPS, on OS X. Licensed under the GNU GPL v2 An addition to Bonjour print queue management. Use a combination of location, user, time to control printer queues. There is...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Lucid Information Systems, PrinterSetup, Printers, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-04-23
- Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?
- Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?What did MS do wrong?They are not bound by the GPL. They are free to license their technology to anyone they want, under terms agreeable to both. (I assume there might be some Federal restrictions there, but I don't think we crossed that...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, MS Just, FAT32, Microsoft Corp., Software Freedom Sue, GPL, MSFT, software
- Discussion threads 2009-03-07
- Is TomTom testing Microsoft's patent cross licensing agreements?
- Is TomTom testing Microsoft's patent cross licensing agreements?Whoever invented digital---Went all the way to selling everything to the Governments.This rats nest in the future was seen and would be avoided.The dream is everybody writing software as easy.So... why does a car navigation vendor need FAT support?I could see things like...
- Tags: Service management, OPEN SOURCE, VFAT, patent, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., licensing agreement
- Discussion threads 2009-03-06
- Talking with Likewise on GPLv3 and community management
- I've been watching Palamida's tracking of GPLv3 (and LGPLv3) adoption over the last year with interest. It looks like adoption is moving at a reasonable, if not super-speedy, pace. However, not everyone is moving from version 2 to version 3. One company, Likewise, actually decided to move backwards from GPLv3...
- Tags: Community, Likewise Software, GPLv3, Q, Open, Fall Edition, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?
- Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?The key line is thisin the linked article[i]albeit they are far less popular that Windows-based options[/i]Why would HP want to send their customers over to Dell?If they go the proprietary route......they might as well work with the HP/UX they own, than the GPL-encumbered...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Hewlett-Packard Co., Linux, Dell Computer Corp., TripleII
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- GPL divide still lives, one year on
- GPL divide still lives, one year onThe Freeware Ghetto"If the GPL just becomes a freeware license while "commercial" versions of the same programs are offered under commercial licenses, does the GPL risk becoming a freeware ghetto?"Amen - I was so pleased to see this question posed - as it seems...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, GPL, freeware, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Android will be 100% open source, says Google
- Contrary to some reports, everything that makes Android "Android", including all the core platform components and libraries needed to port Android to new devices will be open sourced under commonly used, industry standard licenses, says Google. [ See also: Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform ]...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Android, Open Source, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Ingres brings OpenROAD tool for rapid DB apps development to GPL
- Ingres Corp. is hoping for strong community involvement with its Open ROAD rapid application development RAD tool by taking it to GPL v2 release. The Redwood City, Calif., open source database management company has made the new release available on its Web site and said it...
- Tags: GPL, Tool, Ingres, 4GL OpenROAD, OpenROAD Application, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- BloopLoader 0.7 (Windows)
- Upload an unlimited number of files for free directly from your desktop. BloopLoader works by integrating into MyBloop.com, the unlimited free file storage Web site. Share your files with friends and family - there are no limits. Your files are stored until you decide to delete them from MyBloop. BloopLoader...
- Tags: MyBloop, BloopLoader 0.7, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
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