Posts Tagged GPL
WordPress vs Thesis: Put your money down
Posted by Jason in Free Software on July 23, 2010
Here’s a funny thing that some PR dude kept emailing me about: SBRForum, a gaming odds site, has odds out on the whole “WordPress vs. Thesis” thing: Will the Free Software Foundation or any other group take DIY Themes to court for GPL licensing enforcement in 2010? Yes 1/2 No 8/5 Will DIY Themes relent [...]
GPL and WordPress: Failure?
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Open Source on July 20, 2010
There are an abundance of sources commenting on the GPL/WordPress/Thesis flap, so search them out if you want the details (Spoiler: Thesis is spectacularly in the wrong.) Most of the reading at this point walks well-trod ground, but one bit of commentary by The Accidental Businessman (Marco Tabini) deserves special attention: You could say that Matt’s opinion [...]
Microsoft Evangelist: GPL strips consumer of all their rights
Microsoft “Architect Evangelist” Josh Holmes: [Microsoft signing the Joomla Contributor Agreement is] a clear demonstration of how far Microsoft has come in it’s commitment to OSS projects. Now, I’ve got my own issues with the GPL as I think that it strips the consumer of all of their rights but that’s for a different discussion. [...]
More on GPL and derivatives
Posted by Jason in Free Software on April 13, 2010
More Nerds Argue Remember those Nerd Lawyers arguing over the GPL and plugins? Now there are some Nerd Professors arguing over the same thing. This blog is interesting because it contains a host of opinions, all well-stated. If I understand the consensus (such as it is), the answer to writing non-GPL plugins to a GPL [...]
Emacs and the GPL
Posted by Jason in Free Software on April 6, 2010
The H has quite the interesting story up, “Emacs & the birth of the GPL“, tracing how Emacs developed, and how that in turn led to the development of the GPL. Seeing the Future I quite enjoyed seeing how RMS tempered prophetic statements with unfortunate real-world experience. Consider this insight from RMS into why it would [...]
GPL Endrun: Value-Added Binaries
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Propriatery Technology on March 10, 2010
An interesting hypothetical over at ESR’s blog, “Plug for a worthy project: Softbound“. I encourage you to read the post and commentary after my brief summary, so you can see if your thoughts change after reading the discussion there! The Facts SoftBound is a BSD-licensed “value-added” compiler. Give it some source code and it can [...]
When Nerd Lawyers Clash: WordPress and the GPL
Posted by Jason in Copyright, Free Software on March 2, 2010
If WordPress were a country, our Bill of Rights would be the GPL because it protects our core freedoms. – WordPress Blog I’m a fan of WordPress: not only is it the best blogging platform I have ever used, but it is also a big proponent of the GPL. WordPress is a great example of high-quality, useful [...]
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