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Microsoft beating Mozilla…in open-source licensing CNET News, CA by Matt Asay The MS-PL is now used by 1.02 percent of open-source projects. This is impressive given that it was only approved by the Open Source Initiative some two years ago. The Mozilla Public License (MPL), by contrast, has been around for many … Microsoft open-source license finds (some) loveRegister all 2 news articles

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After a lull where few new open-source vendors were signing patent-protection deals with Microsoft, the pace has begun to pick up again. On August 26, Tuxera Ltd anounced it has signed an intellectual-property (IP) licensing agreement with Microsoft; joined Microsoft's exFAT driver-licensing program; and joined the Microsoft Interop Vendor Alliance. Tuxera, based in Helsinki, Finland, was founded by the NTFS-3G open-source project. As a result of the deal, Tuxera is claiming to be the first independent software vendors to offer exFAT drivers. From Tuxera's press release: "Tuxera has now access to the exFAT specifications, Microsoft s source code implementation of exFAT, and testing and verification tools. Tuxera exFAT for Embedded Sytems will be first available for Linux." Tuxera CEO Mikko Valimaki added that Tuxera "cannot ...

GPL declines as open source moves to the Web - CNET News

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Why did Amazon open source its Kindle software? - InfoWorld

CNET NewsWhy did Amazon open source its Kindle software?InfoWorld, CABy Savio Rodrigues (@SavioRodrigues) Very cool news from Amazon: It's released the source code used by the Kindle device. The code's provided as is, of course. There doesn't appear to be a license file in the distribution, but the folder is named ...Kindle Pricing, Business Models and Source CodeSlashdotMake it better: Amazon Kindle 2CNET NewsKindle news: pricing, business models and ... source code?ITworld.comall 129 news articles

Open source's evolving marketing message - CNET News

Open source's evolving marketing messageCNET News, CAby Matt Asay For years, open-source advocates like myself have fixated on freedom. "Don't get locked in!" has been our rallying cry to the teeming masses, yearning to be free from the shackles of proprietary lock-in. "Stop feeding your firstborn sons ...Could you switch over to being 100% open source?ZDNet BlogsTime for Canada's government to open upGlobe and MailA Guide to Open Source Software SecurityPrincipiaall 6 news articles

Microsoft Puts Weight Behind Open Source Projects With Web … - Washington Post

Microsoft Puts Weight Behind Open Source Projects With Web ...Washington Post, United States -Oct 16, 2008Microsoft isn't exactly known for championing open source projects. So it's rather surprising (in a good way) to see the company release something called ...Microsoft, OpenLogic Further Open Source EffortseWeekMicrosoft is NOT distributing open source Drupal, osCommerce ...InfoWorldMicrosoft to be biggest Open Source distributorIT ExaminerForbes - SitePointall 14 news articles