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  • Microsoft 'hedges bets' on GPLv3

    Microsoft's apparently contradictory stance regarding the General Public License version 3 (GPLv3), is both logically and legally sound, according to Joseph Sweeney, advisor with analyst group IBRS.

  • Microsoft is not bound by GPLv3: Lawyer

    Microsoft should be able to extricate itself from the implications of the new GPLv3, according to a leading Australian Intellectual Property lawyer.

  • Why does Microsoft seem scared of GPLv3?

    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.

  • SugarCRM gives GPLv3 thumbs up

    Software vendor SugarCRM has given General Public License version 3 the thumbs up and will use it in a forthcoming update of its open-source applications.

  • Linspire loses in Microsoft Linux pact: legal expert

    Microsoft's pact with Linux distributor Linspire is the "worst deal" yet -- even worse than that between the software giant and Novell -- according to legal expert Pamela Jones.

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