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[GNU GPLv3 on the Rise, Accelerating Too!]
GPL Project Watch List for Week of 06/20/08
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| In 9 days, the GPL v3 will have been out for a whole year, and our group will
| also hit its anniversary. This week we have passed 3000 GPL v3/LGPL v3/AGPL
| v3 projects, 3009 to be exact. Individually, the GPL v3 count is at 2648 GPL
| v3 projects, up 56 projects from last week.
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http://gpl3.blogspot.com/2008/06/gpl-project-watch-list-for-week-of.html
Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk
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| The code for Plurkair will also be released under the GPL v3 public license.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| I haven’t uploaded it to Google Code yet, but it will be there in the next 24
| hours. Coding it was remarkably simple, and I look forward to playing with
| the API for future versions, although Loic Lemeur coming out and offering
| Plurk support with Twhirl would be my preferred choice.
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http://www.inquisitr.com/1230/plurkair-a-basic-open-source-desktop-client-for-plurk/
GPLv3 on the advance
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| According to Palamida, there are now 109 projects under the Affero General
| Public License (AGPL). This too sprang up under the aegis of the Free
| Software Foundation, and is extending the concept of software distribution to
| Software as a Service (SaaS). Applications offered in this ever more popular
| way are also subject to an obligation to release their source code in
| accordance with the GPL's copyleft regulations, if they contain GPL code. The
| Funambol mobile synchronization service is one of the most prominent
| representatives of this class of software.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/109884
GPLv3 needed at this stage. Free software can't be easily defeated based on
merit (not long-term anyway); litigious obstacles are a different story.
Recent:
Red Hat Makes History With Patent Settlement - Compatible with GPLv3
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| Here's what Eben Moglen says about the agreement:
|
| "Red Hat’s settlement of outstanding patent litigation on terms that
provide
| additional protection to other members of the community upstream and
| downstream from Red Hat is a positive contribution to the resources
| for community patent defense. We would hope to see more settlements
| of this kind–in which parties secure more than their own particular
| legal advantage in relation to the third-party patent risk of the
| whole FOSS community–when commercial redistributors of FOSS choose
| to settle patent litigation. SFLC welcomes Red Hat’s efforts on the
| community’s behalf."
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080611191302741
Novell needed this lesson
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| This is what the Novell/Microsoft secret pact should have been - instead of
| throwing the rest of the open source community under the bus, Novell should
| have pushed for broader coverage and been open about it all. Look and learn
| Novell, don't be so slimy and see how the a real leader operates.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-06-11-013-26-NW-RH-LL-0000
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