items tagged with GPL
Microsoft admits GPL violation
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-14 15:48:07
Microsoft has admitted that a download utility it was providing to its customers was in violation of the GNU General Public Licence and promised to release the source as soon as possible.
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Microsoft pulls download tool over GPL violation accusation
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:54:15
Microsoft has taken offline an utility it supplies to help download DVD and USB images of Windows 7 purchased online, while it investigates allegations that GPL-ed code was used to develop the tool.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-11-09 17:54:15
Microsoft has taken offline an utility it supplies to help download DVD and USB images of Windows 7 purchased online, while it investigates allegations that GPL-ed code was used to develop the tool.
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French court hands GPL victory
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-24 19:34:31
It's the reason why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer calls Linux viral. But French courts obviously think it has merit because the GNU General Public Licence has been upheld in a court of appeals in France.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-24 19:34:31
It's the reason why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer calls Linux viral. But French courts obviously think it has merit because the GNU General Public Licence has been upheld in a court of appeals in France.
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CodePlex accepted by Linux, open source community: Microsoft
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-12 22:00:41
Microsoft’s own SourceForge-like repository of open source projects, CodePlex, celebrated its third anniversary recently. According to Sara Ford, CodePlex program manager, the site is accepted and welcomed among the fans of open source and Linux software.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-12 22:00:41
Microsoft’s own SourceForge-like repository of open source projects, CodePlex, celebrated its third anniversary recently. According to Sara Ford, CodePlex program manager, the site is accepted and welcomed among the fans of open source and Linux software.
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Which licence is best: EPL, GPL or BSD?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-02 21:43:54
Debates about the pros and cons of various licences available to free and open source software developers often end up generating more heat than light.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-02 21:43:54
Debates about the pros and cons of various licences available to free and open source software developers often end up generating more heat than light.
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Is use of the GPL really decreasing?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 02:12:15
Is it reasonable to raise the question "does X still matter?" when the X in question is in use among nearly two-thirds of the target users under discussion?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 02:12:15
Is it reasonable to raise the question "does X still matter?" when the X in question is in use among nearly two-thirds of the target users under discussion?
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Why can't I just play DVDs in Linux?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 06:12:03
One deterrent to switching operating systems is the inability to perform tasks with a minimum of fuss. Unfortunately, for Linux, doing something as natural as playing a movie on DVD doesn’t just work out-of-the-box. The reason why not is the same reason the Nintendo Wii doesn’t play DVDs either.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 06:12:03
One deterrent to switching operating systems is the inability to perform tasks with a minimum of fuss. Unfortunately, for Linux, doing something as natural as playing a movie on DVD doesn’t just work out-of-the-box. The reason why not is the same reason the Nintendo Wii doesn’t play DVDs either.
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Microsoft claims no GPL violation in Linux submission after all
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-28 07:30:43
Seattle software giant, Microsoft, has asserted despite press saying otherwise last week's 22,000 line submission to the Linux kernel was not motivated by any perceived GPL violation. Yet, do the facts bare out? Does the argument really stand to scrutiny?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-28 07:30:43
Seattle software giant, Microsoft, has asserted despite press saying otherwise last week's 22,000 line submission to the Linux kernel was not motivated by any perceived GPL violation. Yet, do the facts bare out? Does the argument really stand to scrutiny?
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Microsoft Linux code originally violated GPL
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-07-23 12:58:48
The driver code that Microsoft contributed to the Linux kernel this week was originally in violation of the GPL, a post by Stephen Hemminger, an engineer with open source vendor Vyatta, says.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-07-23 12:58:48
The driver code that Microsoft contributed to the Linux kernel this week was originally in violation of the GPL, a post by Stephen Hemminger, an engineer with open source vendor Vyatta, says.
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Is Xandros a Linux distro, a marketing machine or a Microsoft stooge?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 02:20:28
You may know of Xandros Linux; for many people exposure came through the Eee PC, with this being the distro chosen by Linux-turncoat ASUS. Yet, what is Xandros' stance on open source software? Might Xandros be a thinly-veiled Microsoft tout as Linspire reborn?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 02:20:28
You may know of Xandros Linux; for many people exposure came through the Eee PC, with this being the distro chosen by Linux-turncoat ASUS. Yet, what is Xandros' stance on open source software? Might Xandros be a thinly-veiled Microsoft tout as Linspire reborn?
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VirtualBox 2.2.4 fixes assorted bugs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-06-01 22:00:57
When it comes to virtualisation, VMware, Microsoft's Hyper-V, and the Citrix-backed Xen get the lion's share of attention, but the open source VirtualBox is gaining a lot of friends. The latest release - VirtualBox 2.2.4 - includes plenty of fixes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-06-01 22:00:57
When it comes to virtualisation, VMware, Microsoft's Hyper-V, and the Citrix-backed Xen get the lion's share of attention, but the open source VirtualBox is gaining a lot of friends. The latest release - VirtualBox 2.2.4 - includes plenty of fixes.
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Taking Joomla! to new heights
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-07 19:31:45
For someone who heads a project that develops the most widely used open source content management system, Andrew Eddie tends to be somewhat low-key. One could even call him bashful.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-07 19:31:45
For someone who heads a project that develops the most widely used open source content management system, Andrew Eddie tends to be somewhat low-key. One could even call him bashful.
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GPL: why Eric Raymond is wrong
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:42:44
Twelve years ago, Bruce Perens, who was then leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, drafted the Debian free software guidelines as part of the project's social contract.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:42:44
Twelve years ago, Bruce Perens, who was then leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, drafted the Debian free software guidelines as part of the project's social contract.
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MySQL forks: Monty splits from Sun
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 07:38:11
Sometimes open source projects "fork." Disagreements over direction cause a splinter group to hive off and maintain their own separate code base. This is going to happen with well-known heavyweight FOSS staple, MySQL, after the original author quit Sun Microsystems earlier this month.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 07:38:11
Sometimes open source projects "fork." Disagreements over direction cause a splinter group to hive off and maintain their own separate code base. This is going to happen with well-known heavyweight FOSS staple, MySQL, after the original author quit Sun Microsystems earlier this month.
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How does Ubuntu Linux differ from Debian?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-07 08:54:51
Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-07 08:54:51
Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?
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Sun's Christmas present: VirtualBox 2.1.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-12-18 17:30:19
VirtualBox is increasingly being seen as an alternative to virtualisation software from VMware and other vendors. The latest version presents further challenges to the better-known alternatives.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-12-18 17:30:19
VirtualBox is increasingly being seen as an alternative to virtualisation software from VMware and other vendors. The latest version presents further challenges to the better-known alternatives.
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GSM – Competing With the Big Boys (for Free)
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-11-27 06:39:37
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-11-27 06:39:37
Imagine running your own GSM network. You can! An upcoming presentation at the 25th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin will demonstrate a GPL-licensed implementation of GSM.
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GPL: why can't a lawyer understand it?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-06-09 12:33:55
Nearly a year after the Free Software Foundation released an updated version of the General Public License - the GPLv3 - there appears to be a great deal of confusion about what the license actually means, if one goes by two recent publications.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-06-09 12:33:55
Nearly a year after the Free Software Foundation released an updated version of the General Public License - the GPLv3 - there appears to be a great deal of confusion about what the license actually means, if one goes by two recent publications.
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MySQL: the Australian connection
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-05-19 12:33:32
In an age when paper qualifications and certificates of one description or another are touted as evidence of competence, it's refreshing to know that the top MySQL expert in Australia has only been officially certified on a version of the program which came out years ago.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-05-19 12:33:32
In an age when paper qualifications and certificates of one description or another are touted as evidence of competence, it's refreshing to know that the top MySQL expert in Australia has only been officially certified on a version of the program which came out years ago.
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OpenSolaris opens for business
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-05-05 19:55:17
The first supported release of the OpenSolaris operating system has arrived.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-05-05 19:55:17
The first supported release of the OpenSolaris operating system has arrived.
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