Some developers are concerned that the introduction of the third version of the GNU General Public License could split the free-software world, but the Free Software Foundation is confident that these ...

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The Free Software Foundation on Monday released the first public discussion draft of the General Public License version 3, shedding light on proposed reforms to the document's patent and digital ...

Yet this spring, the GPL's author will release a controversial new version of the license, a move that's already sending tremors along the software industry's fault lines. "It's almost like an iceberg ...

After four drafts, broad discussion, and extensive public review, the FSF has finally published the official, much-anticipated GPL revision 3 (GPL 3). The new version aims to clarify aspects of the ...

The latest GPL 3 draft blocks developers from conveying GPL-covered works if they have in place an arrangement with a third party that has granted a patent license selectively to that developer's ...

The Free Software Foundation Inc. (FSF) is due to release the initial draft of the GNU general public license (GPL) version 3 Monday. Software vendors and lawyers expect the draft to include a number ...

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The Free Software Foundation has revealed the timeline for the creation of the next version of the GPL, the most widely used free software license. The first draft of GPL 3 will be published at a ...

Editor’s Note: Deana A. Labriola is a member of the Technology Practice Group of Ward and Smith, P.A. Version 2 of the General Public License ("GPL 2") has led a long and prosperous life in the ...