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  • Updated: Research seems to point to Google infringement of Java code, now refuted

    Posted January 21, 2011 - 10:10 am

    Fans of Google who were rooting for the company in the Oracle v. Google copyright infringement case over Java may be a bit dismayed after reading the claims from Florian Mueller this morning. According to Mueller, there is mounting evidence in the original source files from Oracle's Java and Google's Android that code was indeed infringed. Update: additional research reveals that examined code isn't even in Android.

  • WordPress/Thesis Conflict Highlights GPL Nuances

    Posted July 16, 2010 - 10:50 am

    A public debate between WordPress' Matt Mullenweg and Thesis' Chris Pearson strives to answer the question: is the Thesis theme a derivative work of WordPress, and therefore required to be licensed under the GPL? New developments suggest "yes."

  • The Flavor of Android's Open Apps

    Posted June 9, 2010 - 1:00 pm

    A little curiosity about one app's license has got this blogger thinking: how are other free and open Android apps licensed?
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