Microsoft describes the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) as an "open source" license, and says it is against the American Way. To understand the GNU GPL, and recognize how it embodies the American ...

“Free software” is a term that’s often used interchangeably with “open source,” and often understood simply to mean software that is obtained without charge. However, the idea of free software is ...

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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) issued a statement claiming that a New Mexico-based Linux company has violated the GNU General Public License (GPL), by using a patent license to restrict ...

Linus Torvalds said Wednesday that he won't convert Linux to version 3 of the General Public License, as he objects to digital rights management provisions in the proposed update. The position is a ...

Dr. Chris Hillman, Global AI Lead at Teradata, joins eSpeaks to explore why open data ecosystems are becoming essential for enterprise AI success. In this episode, he breaks down how openness — in ...

General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Korora 24, and games that never made it to SteamOS and Linux Linus Torvalds has never been one to mince words when it comes to Linux, or ...

The rules governing the use of most free software programs will be revised for the first time in 15 years, in an open process that begins Wednesday. Free software, once regarded as a tiny ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. may be selling servers running Linux, but that doesn’t mean it’s cutting back on the evolution of Solaris. Among its plans: The company is considering offering a free, ...

The Open Source Movement, which was launched in 1998, aims to develop powerful, reliable software and improved technology, by inviting the public to collaborate in software development. Many ...