GNU, GPL, and 'Contamination'
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GDB 8.0 Released, Adds Many New Features, Drops Java GCJ Support
GDB 8.0 has been released as the newest feature release for this widely-used GNU Debugger.
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[Older] Understanding the “GPL is a Contract” court case
There’s been a lot of confusion about the recent Artifex v. Hancom case, in which the court found that the GPL was an enforceable contract. I’m going to try to explain the whole thing in clear terms for the legal layman.
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[Older] Google's New Mobile OS Will Have a Distinctly Non-Linux Hue [Ed: less GPL]
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Not Open, Not Closed: The Future of Hybrid Licenses
With proprietary software pressured and giving ground to open source competition, however, the process for selling software has become more challenging. It is possible, of course, to monetize open source software directly. A variety of mechanisms have been tried, from dual licensing to support and service to open core. It is inefficient and significantly less profitable than selling proprietary software was, however. Even the best in the industry depended heavily on volume to make up for the difficulty in converting users of free software to paid customers. MySQL, for example, reportedly was at its peak able to convert one in a thousand users to a paid product. Combined with generally lower margins (though Pivotal might disagree) due to increased competition from other open source projects, and it’s not difficult to understand why it’s harder for commercial organizations to extract revenue relative to proprietary competitors. Red Hat, then, is the exception that proves the rule.
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