The GNU GPLv2 Sec. 2 (c) requires people who modify the interactive program released under that license to cause it to print or display legal notices, but they can change where and how it displays ...

The SFC is suing Vizio because its SmartCast OS is based on Linux. Linux's source code is protected under the GPL version 2 (GPLv2). Besides the Linux kernel, the other GPL'd and Lesser GPL (LGPL)'d ...

Most of us are afraid of getting infected with a virus, whether it comes from a common cold or an attachment in our e-mail. Are open-source licenses viral in nature? Can they infect downstream users?

Proprietary software is owned by a single entity and protected by copyright laws. It is usually sold for a profit, and its source code is kept confidential, meaning that users are not allowed to ...

I've criticized aspects of the open source movement before. Okay, to be honest, more of my arrows have been aimed at the free software movement than the open source movement, but that's a question of ...