SugarCRM CEO John Roberts: On-Demand Dynamics Are Changing
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| "We wrote SugarCRM from scratch and then released it on open source -- that
| means we are able to indemnify our customers, which is an important issue in
| open source. Right now, we are using the GPL version 3, which is one of the
| best licenses out there," said SugarCRM CEO John Roberts.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/60949.html
Quote for the day:
"Number two is move Netscape out of the win32 client area."
--Paul Maritz, senior vice president Microsoft
Related:
GPL Project Watch List for Week of 11/30
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| Lastly, the GPLv2 or later count is now at 6286 GPLv2 or later projects, as
| compared to last weeks number of 6119 GPL v2 or later projects.
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http://gpl3.blogspot.com/2007/11/gpl-project-watch-list-for-week-of-1130.html
Free Software Foundation Releases GNU Affero General Public License Version 3
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| The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today published the GNU Affero General
| Public License version 3 (GNU AGPLv3). This is a new license; it is based on
| version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPLv3), but has an
| additional term to allow users who interact with the licensed software over a
| network to receive the source for that program. By publishing this license,
| the FSF aims to foster user and development communities around
| network-oriented free software.
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http://www.fsf.org/agplv3-pr
A Quick Guide to GPLv3
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html
Mark Webbink On: GPLv3
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| This week Mark Webbink, former Red Hat General Counsel discusses the GPLv3
| and talks about the limits of sharing, the mellowing out of Linus Torvalds,
| and issues with the LGPLv3.
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http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2007/10/26/mark-webbink-on-gplv3/#comments
Sun tiptoes into GPLv3
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| Sun Microsystems will release its xVM Ops Center virtualisation management
| application under the General Public Licence version 3 (GPLv3), the company
| revealed at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2203486/sun-tiptoes-gplv3
Why does Microsoft seem scared of GPLv3?
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| Microsoft is extremely keen to avoid "legal debate" over whether its recent
| partnerships with Linux firms such as Novell, Xandros, and Linspire, mean
| Redmond must assume any of the new licenses' legal obligations.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Why-does-Microsoft-seem-scared-of-GPLv3-/0,130061733,339279673,00.htm
FSF Says GPLv3 Means Microsoft Patent Protection for All
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| Microsoft's covenant not to sue users of Novell's SUSE Linux
| Enterprise will be extended to all General Public License v3
| users as soon as Novell includes GPLv3 code within its Linux
| distribution, according to the Free Software Foundation.
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http://www.computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=E86B6EA6-EC51-43DF-A305-9939E5829EFC
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