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Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad

Provisions against digital rights management in a draft update to the GPL could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in e-mails reflecting the Linux leader's pragmatic philosophy. Read more »

GPL3 could block Novell/Microsoft plans

The next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) may contain provisions aimed at curbing a controversial deal recently signed by Linux vendor Novell with arch-rival Microsoft. Read more »

Microsoft cannot escape from GPLv3: FSF

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has dismissed claims by Microsoft that it is exempt from provisions of GPLv3 and has vowed to make sure the Redmond giant "respects our copyrights and complies with our licences". Read more »

GPL clarification needed ASAP

The Free Software Foundation urgently needs to explain how software governed by the current General Public License will interact with that governed by a successor now under development Read more »

Free Software Foundation denies GPLv3 forking risk

Some open source developers are concerned that the introduction of the third version of the GNU General Public License could split the free software world - but the FSF is confident these fears are unfounded. Read more »

Public debate on GPL 3 draft begins

The Free Software Foundation on Monday released the first public discussion draft of the General Public Licence version 3, shedding light on proposed reforms to the document's patent and digital rights management provisions. Read more »

Novell bans proprietary Linux modules

In a change of heart, Novell has ceased distributing proprietary software modules such as 3D video drivers that plug into the Linux kernel. Read more »

Open-source legal body sues over GPL violation

The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant. Read more »

DRM, GPLv3 just 'hot air': Linus Torvalds

Digital rights management (DRM) and the General Public License (GPL) cause a lot of 'hot air' to be exchanged but they are not a 'big deal', according to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. Read more »

New GPL draft due Wednesday

A new phase of wrangling over the future of the dominant open-source license, the General Public License, is set to begin on Wednesday and to end 90 days afterward. Read more »

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Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

Modernisation is coming to the General Public License, a legal framework that supports a large part of the free and open-source software movements and that has received sharp criticism from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Read more »

In defence of freedom

The principles are the same, but technology has moved on significantly in the 15 years since the release of GPL 2. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Richard Stallman

Builder AU recently caught up with RMS to talk about his achievements, the Free Software movement and his concerns with the US-Australian Free Trade Agreement. Read more »

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GPL 3 -- a bridge too far?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Now it's time to create a new phrase: "free as in free software," meaning the freedom to make adversaries of potential partners -- the kind of freedom one has when one's work must be carefully excluded from other people's projects. Read more »

GPLv3 would prevent MS/Novell

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- According to the Free Software Foundation's general counsel, Eben Moglen, GPL version 3 would prevent the type of deal made by Microsoft and Novell from happening. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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