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A legal reckoning is brewing in the world of open source chess engines. Stockfish, a GPL-licensed chess engine widely recognized … Continue reading Stockfish Contributors Sue ChessBase for GPL Violations →

The GPL is so embedded into WordPress that it is not just the license the platform is under but a … Continue reading Proposal and Steps To Dual-License Gutenberg Under the GPL and MPL →

GNU Project maintainers are working to oust Richard Stallman from his position as head of the organization. In a joint … Continue reading GNU Project Maintainers Move to Oust Richard Stallman from Leadership →

Richard Stallman, free software movement activist and originator of the “copyleft” concept, has resigned from his position as director of … Continue reading GPL Author Richard Stallman Resigns from Free Software Foundation →

Quirk is a new GPL-licensed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) app for iOS and Android built in React Native/Expo. The app … Continue reading New GPL-licensed Quirk App Open Sources Cognitive Behavioral Therapy →

Open source software has made its way into nearly every industry, but a recent open source security and risk analysis … Continue reading CoKinetic Systems Pursues $100 Million GPL License Violation Case Against Panasonic Avionics →

Unsplash.com, a site that provides high-resolution photos for free, updated its license and the change has people in the WordPress community … Continue reading Unsplash Updates its License, Raises GPL Compatibility Concerns →

The District Court for the Northern District of California has denied a motion to dismiss a complaint of breach of … Continue reading U.S. District Court Denies Pre-Trial Motion to Dismiss GPL Infringement Case →

Open source software usage is growing across all industries, but this year’s Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report … Continue reading 2017 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report Shows Widespread GPL License Conflicts →

In October 2016, Matt Mullenweg called out Wix for using GPL-licensed code from the WordPress mobile app and distributing it … Continue reading Wix Removes GPL-Licensed WordPress Code from Mobile App, Forks Original MIT Library →

Over the weekend WordPress co-creator and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called out Wix for copying GPL code from the WordPress … Continue reading Mullenweg Takes Aim at Wix over GPL Abuses, Wix Response Fails to Address Licensing Issue →

There’s a lot of great WordPress content published in the community but not all of it is featured on the … Continue reading In Case You Missed It – Issue 16 →