The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.
The open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License.
The latest draft of revisions to the dominant open-source license offers an accommodating approach to some significant objections, but it could throw a wrench into the works of a major open-source company, Novell.
When it comes to open sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun toward a change of heart.
Linus Torvalds said that he won't convert Linux to version 3 of the General Public License, as he objects to digital rights management provisions in the proposed update.
Digital rights management (DRM) and the General Public License (GPL) cause a lot of 'hot air' to be exchanged but they are not a 'big deal', according to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.
General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.
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