I designed the GNU GPL to uphold and defend the freedoms that define free software--to use the words of 1776, it establishes them as inalienable rights for programs released under the GPL. It ...

But whichever way it ends the important precedent will have been set, the GNU GPL is now an enforceable contract in the eyes of the law. And that can only be a good thing. Via Hacker News.

But it has another, more specific purpose in attacking the GNU GPL. Microsoft is known generally for imitation rather than innovation. When Microsoft does something new, its purpose is strategic--not ...

The GNU GPL states that any software incorporating source code that is already licensed under the GPL will itself become subject to the terms of the license.

The GNU GPL’s job is to defend your freedom as a user, regardless of who might try to take it away. LinuxInsider: What do you think is the effect of Microsoft’s assertion in July that it is exempt ...

ZFS will come pre-installed on Ubuntu 16.04, a move that the Software Freedom Conservancy says violates the GNU GPL license.rn I recently started using ZFS to build my file and media server with ...

Canonical added a new clause to its IP policy that brings it into compliance with GNU GPL components used in Ubuntu. The new clause, “2. Relationship to other licenses,” reads: ...

Source code made available under the GNU GPL v3, such as uBlock Origin's code, is intended to be shared and used in other projects, subject to the license requirements.

The software is licensed under the GNU GPL Version 2 license which essentially states that any software/code that I distribute that uses this software directly has to have the same GNU licensing ...