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GPLv3 Myth #4: GPLv3 undercuts the Microsoft/Novell deal

GPLv3 Myth #4: GPLv3 undercuts the Microsoft/Novell dealSo GPLv3 does undercut the Microsoft/Novell deal.Or close enough.GPLv3 attempts to prevent similar future agreements. And may create a legal hazard for Microsoft and thus Novell based on interpretations of various legal documents.Makes the grandfathering of Microsoft/Novell approximately moot, no?!How much you...

Tags: developer, GPLv3, GPL-3, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., litigation

Discussion threads 2007-08-28

Microsoft establishes more anti-GPLv3 precautions

Microsoft establishes more anti-GPLv3 precautionsBlog title misleadingWhy, oh why, Mary Jo, do you insist on calling your blog an "unbiased eye" on Microsoft when all it is is a "jaundiced eye" on Microsoft.Microsoft takes steps to clarify their agreements with Linux vendors after GPLv3 is released suddenly becomes Microsoft scrambling/running/the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, CONVEYANCE, Microsoft Corp., GPL-3, GPLv3

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?

Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?Can't be stoppedTrump card or not, Microsoft cannot stop the rapid pace of Linux/FOSS adoption. The patent situation only really applies to the U.S. The MS patent saber-rattling is largely meaningless outside the U.S.I don't think MS and their lawyers really understand the FOSS...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, Free Software Foundation, GPL-3, open source

Discussion threads 2007-07-06

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Not all the reviews from the free software community are positive ...http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2007062902626OPMSLLhttp://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/317Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Stallman finds more ways to restrict your freedom. By using GPL v3 you give up all rights on your software. He was crazy to block Novell-Microsof deals....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Torvalds, GPL V3, GPL, Microsoft Corp., GPL 3, GPL-3, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, software

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros

Microsoft teams with Linux distributor XandrosMicrosoft teams with Linux distributor XandrosLOL, Stallman must be pooping bricks right now. That's two linux distributors that Microsoft has partnered or bailed out for a better term with. There must be something to Microsoft's patent cases if these linux distros are jumping...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, team, Xandros, Linux, Microsoft Corp., GPL-3, Stallman

Discussion threads 2007-06-04

What happens to Novell, post Microsoft?

What happens to Novell, post Microsoft?Novell will end like M$:bankrupt and shunnedNovell is a goner!The M$ cupons won't keep Novell on life support much longer.The GPL3 will kill them both.A mixed kettle...I agree that Novell needs to plan carefully, but I also see them being able to do so and...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., GPL-3, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-05-31

Additional Resources

mp4vEncoder 1.1.8r2 (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 2009-11-22

xvidEncoder 1.1.8r2 (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 2009-11-22

x264Encoder 1.1.8r2 (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 2009-11-22

Open Search Server 1.1.2r665 (Mac)

Open Search Server OSS is a search engine software developed under the GPL v3 open source licence. Built using the best open source technologies available, Open Search Server is a stable, high-performance piece of software. It is both a modern search engine and a suite of high-powered full text search...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Full-text Search, Open Search Server, Document Format, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-21

Web Controller 2003 (Windows)

Australian Web Hosting controller for the windows hosting account. With the Windows hosting control panel you can control programs like iis6, ftp, dns, frontpage extension, asp.net an many other related services like email and other features like xmail server. The Windows hosting control panel works with all versions of windows...

Tags: Web, Control Panel, Server, Lake Hosting, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Where Microsoft is gaining in open source

Microsoft licenses are now used on 1 in every 40 open source projects. That's more than Mozilla. More than Eclipse. More than even the Lesser GPL. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 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

MenuMeters 1.4b4 (Mac)

MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X. Although there are numerous other programs which do the same thing, none had quite the feature set I was looking for. Most were windows that sat in a corner or on the desktop, which are...

Tags: GPL, Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Window, Network Monitoring, Raging Menace, MenuMeters, Network Administration, Construction, Open Source, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-16

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

WordPress 2.8.6 (Windows)

WordPress is a personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, Web standards, and usability. WordPress was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-structured personal publishing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPL. It is the official successor of b2/cafelog. WordPress is fresh software,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Wordpress, WordPress.org, Channel Management, Quality, Open Source, Marketing, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Microsoft gives up to 1 million Xbox modders the boot from Live

Exactly. I could not agree moreno different then many other things.In NASCAR, the team owns the car, NASCAR the rest.You are perfectlly free to do with your car whatever you wish, NASCAR just will not allow you to run it at their events.Microsoft is not stopping them from modifying their...

Tags: Game players, Linux, Games, EULA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, hardware functionality, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

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

Oracle: EC has 'profound misunderstanding' of database market

Seems to me the EC is interested in protecting Open Source......and not choice.The flipside of that argument I presume is thatOracle does not need to acquire MySQL and hence the EC's concerns might be met. How about it Oracle. Sell it or set it free, completely. Put your money where...

Tags: Databases, database, Oracle Corp., MySQL, open source

Discussion threads 2009-11-09