SpringSource’s GPL move highlights commercial concerns
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| Given the previous discussion on this blog and elsewhere about the commercial
| benefits of the GPL versus more permissive open source licenses it is
| fascinating (if you’re in to that sort of thing) to see that SpringSource has
| chosen the GPLv3 for its new Application Platform.
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| Due for release in June the SpringSource Application Platform combines the
| Spring Framework, Apache Tomcat, Eclipse Equinox and other OSGi-based
| technologies with the new SpringSource Dynamic Module Kernel backbone. All of
| these are available under Apache or Eclipse, however, the SpringSource
| Application Project itself with be under the GPLv3.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/05/02/springsource-gpl-move-highlights-commercial-concerns/
Related:
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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