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Why I won't use GPLv3 software

Why I won't use GPLv3 softwareJohn it depend on witch side of the fence you sitFor some its microsoft that a nuisance and a dinosaur that should have died long ago ....for some its savage capitalism for some its both GPLv3 is yes a bit extreme but on the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, GPL, LGPL, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-01

The CDDL example

The CDDL exampleNow, if we could just replace the GPL with this or the FreeBSD licence...then maybe development would extend from the community to the commercial much further with respect to Linux etc.Communism, sorry, socialism never worked in Mother Russia and it sure doesn't do a damn thing for open...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., convergence, CDDL, GPL, LGPL

Discussion threads 2007-05-31

Children of GPL

In all the hubbub over GPL Version 3, a lot of you may not know this is just one license that the Free Software Foundation manages. (The image stood at the top of Georg Greve's Brave Gnu World columns from 1999-2004.)They also manage the LGPL, or the Lesser GPL. A...

Tags: Software as a Service, Legal, General, FOSS, Software Licensing, GPL

Blog posts 2007-04-06

Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPLv3

Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPLv3I would love to see Sun release Solaris under GPL3, that would be a goodmove to shake things up and put the spotlight back on Linux Torvalds.But, more practically speaking, it might be better to dual license it under GPL2/GPL3.I will support them either way...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, LGPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., proprietary code, developer, open source, GPLv3

Discussion threads 2006-12-05

Why Java will be GPL'd

Why Java will be GPL'dGawd, anything but the GPL.I can't think of anything that will turn professional developers off faster.How 'bout Humble Pie?;)What about FreeBSD license?I wish FreeBSD http://www.FreeBSD.Org/ can redistribute JDK with it's OS without having the user to download it manually.Thank you,Abdullah[u]http://www.WeArab.Net/]Arab[/u]Powered by [u]http://www.FreeBSD.Org/]FreeBSD Free Unix server OS[/u]Why...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, UNIX, Operating systems, GPL, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., LGPL, GCC, FreeBSD, BSD

Discussion threads 2006-11-08

New LGPL should work with Java

In all the fanfare accompanying the 2nd draft of the GNU Public License version 3, one might have overlooked the release of the 1st discussion draft of its little brother, the "Lesser" GPL, or LGPL version 3. Originally called the "Library" GPL, LGPL is important to open source developers because...

Tags: LGPL

Blog posts 2006-08-09

Covalent launches strike against JBoss with Geronimo

Covalent launches strike against JBoss with GeronimoJBoss is LGPL, not GPLJBoss is not licensed under the GPL like Linux BTW, but under the LGPL Lesser GPL.I am surprised Mark Brewer propagates such inaccurate statements and I would encourage him to visit our LGPL FAQ (http://www.jboss.com/opensource/lgpl/faq). The LGPL is absolutely fine...

Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Development tools, Middleware, LGPL, JBoss, Covalent Technologies, GPL-license

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Additional Resources

Kobo Deluxe 0.5.1 (Mac)

Kobo Deluxe is a retro arcade shooter, where you fly through enemy formation destroying their tangled star fortresses. The game was created by Akira Higuchi and updated by David Olofson. Since the game is open source (GPL, LGPL), we decided to fix some bugs and bring the latest version to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Howling Moon Software, Kobo Deluxe, Games, Desktops, Open Source, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Did Stallman fisk himself?

boogeyman?the most irritating thing about stallman is not his "political incorrectness" or his "shooting from the lip," but that is he is so often right. that really gets under your skin.I hate to agree...I've always felt that RMS is irritating, obnoxious and downright rude. However, anyone who dismisses what...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

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

mySQL founders fork on the post-Oracle future

paranoia againi remember paranoia when sun bought openoffice and mysql...look they are still here!!!and oracle bought sun...people will be paranoid for some time, and than that story will go to oblivion just like any other paranoid story in open source world.Oracle must commit 1 billion for MySQLand also 5 billions...

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

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Komodo Edit (Windows) 5.2.1 (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 2009-09-26

Oracle won't spin-off MySQL despite EU

They really do not have to spin off MySQL, as it can be forked. I am looking forward to a community version of MySQL with LGPL libraries to link against.Ooooh look, aren't the dinosaurs cute NT

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

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Habanero 2.3.1 (Windows)

Habanero is an enterprise application framework for .Net that produces an agile application from the data layer through to the front-end. Free open source under the LGPL license, it includes ORM, code generation and runtime UI generation to create one application for the desktop & Web. Support is included for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Application, Chillisoft Solutions, Habanero, Enterprise Software, Databases, Open Source, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-09-10

Europe can stick a fork where its mouth is

Problem with your thinking...Sun owns the copyright. That means that they can rebrand the license. If you fork it, it is GPL forever. Thus you are definitely loosing out.Your argument would have made sense if Sun would have said, "hey we are going to release this under the Apache license."...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, MySQL, mouth, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

KonaKart 4.1 (Windows)

KonaKart is an affordable Java based shopping cart software solution for online retailers. It consists of a feature rich store front application and a browser based administration application using AJAX technology to give a productive and snappy interface. KonaKart contains easy to use Java APIs and a SOAP Web Service...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Shopping Cart, DS Data Systems UK, KonaKart, SOAP, AJAX, Programming Languages, Java, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-09-01

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 (Windows)

OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites....

Tags: Open Source, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-31

xTuple 3.3 open source ERP debuts

xTuple is making its open source ERP platform more sophisticated and easier to use. The xTuple 3.3 release, which was announced today at the start of OpenSource World, offers support for international taxation and distribution requirements planning as well as numerous usability improvements. "We're...

Tags: ERP, xTuple, Taxes, Free Trade, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Personal Finance, Open Source, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-08-11

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstream

Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstreamI don't know about you.......but Codeplex seems to have a long way to go to be as big or important as Sourceforge. 9,000 projects vs 230,000. I think I read that Google Code had around 50,000 a while back and they started off after...

Tags: Java development tools, Stillborn, Silverlight.net, CodePlex, Microsoft Corp., SourceForge, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-20