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MySQL licensing redux
Matthew Aslett, May 7, 2008 @ 5:33 am ETAfter all the fuss it appears that MySQL will be remaining open source after all. As Kaj Arno and Monty Widenius report, Marten Mickos announced at CommunityOne that the MySQL Server will stay open source, as well as the forthcoming encryption and compression backup features, which MySQL had considered making available only to paying customers. [...]
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451 CAOS Links – 2008.05.06
Raven Zachary, May 6, 2008 @ 9:10 pm ETBlack Duck acquires Koders. Univa UD obtains new round of funding. Sun and others announce quarterly results. (and more)
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SpringSource’s GPL move highlights commercial concerns
Matthew Aslett, May 2, 2008 @ 9:39 am ETGiven the previous discussion on this blog and elsewhere about the commercial benefits of the GPL versus more permissive open source licenses it is fascinating (if you’re in to that sort of thing) to see that SpringSource has chosen the GPLv3 for its new Application Platform. Due for release in June the SpringSource Application Platform [...]
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Open Screen shows Adobe opening up
Jay Lyman, May 1, 2008 @ 5:00 am ETFresh off joining the Linux Foundation and extending its support for Flash Player and AIR runtime software to Linux, Adobe is heading up a new collaborative project to ease development and design of rich applications on a variety of devices from PCs and TVs to mobile devices and other consumer electronics. The Open Screen Project [...]
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