GPL Project Watch List for Week of 02/15
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| As of February 15th, our GPL v3 database contains 1740 GPL v3 projects, which
| is an increase of 66 GPL v3 projects, above our expected 50 new projects a
| week.
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http://gpl3.blogspot.com/2008/02/gpl-project-watch-list-for-week-of-0215.html
They use a tinge of fear to sell their services, but all in all, their
demonstration of GPLv3 acceptance is commendable.
Does open source software raise security issues?
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| The widespread acceptance of open source continues to grow as an important
| alternative to commercial software. It is safe to say that open source is
| everywhere and is being used within your organisation whether or not you are
| aware of it. In fact, it makes up at least 30 per cent of the total lines of
| code in all software applications - both internally developed, and commercial
| software applications installed on your network.
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http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/15/43150/does-open-source-software-raise-security-issues.htm
Related:
Microsoft Would Lose Patent Rights Under New Linux License Terms
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| The final draft of GPLv3 states that companies that distribute
| open-source software cannot at the same time pursue patent claims
| against users of that software.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199800081
Novell: 'No One Can Stop Us From Selling Linux'
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| It was reported that those changes would preclude the inclusion of Linux in
| third party distribution deals such as the one Novell recently signed with
| Microsoft and "ban" Novell from selling future versions of Linux.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197003452&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
Trolltech to adopt GPL 3 for Qt
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| Trolltech CEO Haavard Nord announced today at the KDE developer conference
| that the company's cross-platform open source Qt application development
| toolkit will be released under the GPL 3. This move, which comes shortly
| after the release of KDE 4.0 (watch for our review on Sunday night), will
| allow the open source desktop environment to adopt the new version of the
| GPL.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/01/18/trolltech-to-adopt-gpl-3-for-qt
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