The next version of the GPL may tackle the issue of Web companies using free software in commercial Web-based applications but are not distributing the source code. At present, companies that ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Linus Torvalds could see using the proposed GPL 3 license ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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 ...

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 ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Leading Linux developers are divided on whether the open source operating system should use the next version of the GNU General Public License. The first public discussion draft of GPL 3 was released ...

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 ...

The last-call draft, posted on the FSF's Web site, features a few changes from the nearly final draft the FSF published in late March. Most significantly, the new draft resolves a number of arcane ...

The upcoming version 3 of the General Public License (GPL 3) has reached the last-call draft stage, which means that the license is practically in its final form. In the last-call draft, a ...