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Video of the release of the GPLv3.

http://gplv3.fsf.org

Video available of this announcement. You can watch Stallman give an overview of the major changes in the license, and his reflections on the drafting process.

Highest Quality (103MB): http://gplv3.fsf.org/static/release/rms_gplv3_launch_high_quality.ogg
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Conversions to GPLv3 from version 2 moving slowly

http://news.com.com

"Palamida has been tracking the movement of open-source projects from GPLv2 to GPLv3 and estimates that 119 projects have converted (to GPL/LGPLv3), which represents less than 1 percent of projects using the General Public License, or GPL. Nothing to write home about, in other words."

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Novell To Press On With Microsoft Alliance, With Or Without Microsoft

http://www.informationweek.com

Novell will distribute portions of its SUSE Linux enterprise suite that fall under the GPLv3 license directly to customers who purchased certificates that would have entitled them to receive the software from Microsoft.

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Sun's OpenDocument filter for MS office is finished

http://www.heise.de

Under the name Sun ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office, Sun has released its import/export filter for the OpenDocument format (ODF), which the ISO has recognized as a standard, for versions 2000, XP, and 2003 of Microsoft's Office suite; the plug-in can be downloaded via our software repository.

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Linus vs. the GPLv3

http://blogs.zdnet.com

Right now, Linus ain’t happy, not at all. Especially about GPLv3. He considers the anti-Tivoization provisions in the new license, which keep you from crippling hardware containing software using the license, to be…well, take it away Linus...

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SCO: We never knowingly released code under the GPL. PJ: Did too.

http://www.groklaw.net

SCO seems to have started something, when, after releasing software under the GPL for years, it now claims it never knowingly did so. As you know, Microsoft has now declared its GPL-virginity as well.

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Novell to SUSE users: Don’t worry about Microsoft’s stand on GPLv3

http://www.networkworld.com

"Novell will continue to ship the complete version of its Linux enterprise server even though Microsoft is attempting to distance itself legally from the new General Public License (GPL) v3 open source license."

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TurboLinux joins Microsoft's push for XML-ODF

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk

"TurboLinux has joined the Microsoft-funded but community-led Open XML-ODF (Open Document Format) translator project. Microsoft is enlisting Linux distributor TurboLinux to help translate documents between Open XML and ODF file formats for Japanese and Chinese users."

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Linux Creator Calls GPLv3 Authors 'Hypocrites' As Open Source Debate Turns Nasty

http://www.informationweek.com

"Linux creator Linus Torvalds said the authors of a new software license expected to be used by thousands of open source programmers are a bunch of hypocrites and likened them to religious fanatics -- the latest sign of a growing schism in the open source community between business-minded developers like Torvalds and free software purists."

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My Comments to the Mass. ITD on OOXML

http://www.consortiuminfo.org

"As I reported recently, the Massachusetts ITD has announced its intention to add Microsoft's OfficeOpen XML specification (now Ecma 376) to its list of approved "open standards," subject to a very short comment period that will expire on July 20."

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When Microsoft Met GPLv3

http://www.groklaw.net

"Now that Microsoft has declared itself untouched by any GPLv3 terms, everyone is trying to figure out if they have a leg to stand on. There is a whole lot of analysis going on, with some wondering if Microsoft is a distributor of software under GPLv3 by means of the voucher distribution and others wondering just what those vouchers included."

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GPLv3 attracts 116 projects in first week

http://www.vnunet.com

The third version of the General Public Licence (GPLv3) has been adopted by 116 open source projects in its first week of operation, according to an overview compiled by software risk management firm Palamida.

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Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases

http://news.samba.org

After internal consideration in the Samba Team we have decided to adopt the GPLv3 and LGPLv3 licences for all future releases of Samba.

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Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp

http://www.zdnetasia.com

Yet another piece about GPLV3 and Microsoft

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New FCC rules may impact Linux-based devices

http://www.linuxdevices.com

New U.S. regulations went into effect today that could change how vendors of devices with software-defined radios (SDR) use open-source software. The new rules could impact manufacturers of mobile phones, WiFi cards, and other devices that use SDR technologies.

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