201553
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munchola writes:
According to CBRonline
the Open Source Initiative is going to "open a can of whup ass on any vendors that claim to be open source despite not actually using a license approved by the OSI". In a blog post OSI president Michael Tiemann wrote: "Enough is enough. Open Source has grown up. Now it is time for us to stand up. I believe that when we do, the vendors who ignore our norms will suddenly recognize that they really do need to make a choice: to label their software correctly and honestly, or to license it with an OSI-approved license that matches their open source label."
81786
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munchola writes:
MySQL CEO, Marten Mickos, has revealed to CBRonline that Oracle has threatened to provide support for MySQL and is already distributing the open source database. "They have hinted to us that they will," said Mickos, indicating that the database giant is planning to repeat its October 2006 Unbreakable Linux plan, which saw it undercut Red Hat with enterprise Linux support. Despite the competitive threat, Mickos is unmoved. "I hope they do that," he said, noting that it would be seen as an endorsement of the open source database."
67030
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munchola writes:
MySQL has quietly changed the license it uses for its database to avoid being forced to move to the forthcoming GPL v3.
CBRonline is reporting that Kaj Arno, MySQL VP of community relations, revealed the license change on his blog, noting it was made "in order to make it an option, not an obligation for the company to move to GPLv3".
60816
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munchola writes:
In an unsurprising but symbolically important move, handheld and smartphone maker Palm this month signed a perpetual license with Access Systems Americas, which gives Palm the right to use Access' Palm OS operating system in whole or in part in any Palm device forever more. It sounds like a no-brainer, but
according to CBRonline the context is interesting, in particular what it means for the army of Palm OS developers out there. Believe it or not there are at least 160,000 Palm OS developers — and they're just the ones that Palm knows about.
56208
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munchola writes:
Novell and Microsoft have commissed a survey to prove that customers love their interoperability and patent deal. According to the survey "Ninety-five percent approve of the collaboration between Novell and Microsoft," while "four out of five believe their organization would consider doing more business with Linux dealers if Linux providers establish an alliance with Microsoft." As CBRonline notes however: "Few people have claimed the deal is bad for Novell or Microsoft's customers. The question has been whether it is good for the open source movement, open source developers, or indeed Novell itself. Those issues do not appear to have been addressed by the survey."
35786
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munchola writes:
The
Software Freedom Law Center has declared that Microsoft's patent pledge to open source developers is "worse than useless" according to CBRonline. SFLC chief technology officer, Bradley Kuhn, has written to FOSS developers warning them that "developers are no safer from Microsoft patents now than they were before". According to Kuhn: "The patent covenant only applies to software that you develop at home and keep for yourself; the promises don't extend to others when you distribute. You cannot pass the rights to your downstream recipients, even to the maintainers of larger projects on which your contribution is built."
1967
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munchola writes:
CBRonline has put together an article looking at the state of open source adoption in the UK , bringing together data on central government policy and adoption within local government, public services, education, and the private sector. According to the article: "The result suggests a generally positive view of open source, although that does not always mean high levels of adoption."
