Sun CEO Mum on GPLv3, Reveals Licensing Hopes
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Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz will not discuss GNU general public license version 3, but will share his fantasy concerning open source licensing.
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Simon Phipps defends the open-source roots of Sun and the GPL-ization of Java.
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SAN FRANCISCO - As Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. ready an early December unveiling of the first step in their highly publicized technology collaboration, industry observers are questioning whether the former foes will fail to address industry standards, particularly the work being done by the Sun-backed Liberty Alliance consortium.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Datacomm White PaperFind out how Crate & Barrel expects to save $180,000 by moving to VoIP, compared to a traditional PBX.
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Sun exec: "If we want to keep Java relevant, we have to support this newer programming model."
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Blog: Microsoft says selling Linux coupons doesn't constitute acceptance of the new General Public License, and those coupons won't include support for GPL 3 software.
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After months of anticipation, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) finally has a concrete roadmap to roll out the source code for Solaris 10 under the OSI (Open Source Initiative) approved Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).
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During his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Sun CEO Scott McNealy talked up the company&#39;s pay-as-you-go strategy, which is one of the bigger
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Let the porting begin: Uploadr 3.0 is not only out of beta, it's also governed by the GPL now.
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Linus Torvalds is in a bit of a rage as to the politics of GPLv3, and writes accordingly. Check out this blog and other original content from CNET's Blog Network.
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds doesn't trust Sun or its motives when it comes to open-source, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz wants to change his mind -- with some home cooking.
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Boomshakalaka A General Public License (GPL) test case in the US looks dead in the water after a start-up promised to abide by the GPLv2 rather than duke it out in court with the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).â¦
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A Sun Microsystems engineer chartered with directing the engineering effort to open source Solaris has published a new software licence that could be used for the open source release of Sun&#39;s Unix operating system.
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Ziff Davis - Open-source leader Eric Raymond spells out his objections to Sun President Jonathan Schwartz's contention that the Java Community Process is truer to open-source ideas than is Linux.
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Final draft of GPL 3 doesn't block the Novell-Microsoft patent pact that has raised open-source hackles.
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The software giant won't really go after potential violators, says the Linux kernel creator.
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Microsoft shot back at the open source community Thursday, saying it would not provide support for software licensed under the GPLv3. The third version of the GPL was officially launched a week ago by the Free Software Foundation.
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The latest GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) software license will officially be released Friday -- but not without some controversy.