“Sharing GPL Code” sounds like a loaded title because the topic is hot. But hang with me because this has nothing to do with actually arguing about the GPL.
Sorting out the Ethical Licensing Mess
Software developers who give the world, for free, usage rights to the code they write often use open source licenses to make this gift legally explicit. These free usage rights (and then some) are …
GPL Time-bomb an interesting approach to #FOSS licensing
UPDATES Following some feedback I am going to rename my usage of “Time-Bomb” due to potential negative connotation on the words. I am going to call it “Eventually Open”. Also a …
Why companies don't do GPL enforcement
As LWN's reports on Linux kernel code contribution have shown for years, corporations pay for l [...]
Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
Selling exceptions means that the copyright holder of the code releases it to the general public under a valid free software license, then separately offers users the option of paying for permission to use the same code under different terms, for instance terms allowing its inclusion in proprietary applications.
Unlicense Yourself: Set Your Code Free
An initiative to help software developers waive their copyright and dedicate their work to the public domain by offering a standard template and process for disclaiming copyright interest in software, both for original authorship and for contributions.
How do we pay for privacy?
If you haven’t read Julia Angwin’s excellent profile of GnuPG’s lead developer Werner Koch, now would be a great time to check it out. Koch, who single-handedly wrote GnuPG in 1…
Microsoft joins group working to ‘cure’ open-source licensing issues
Microsoft is one of 10 companies now committed to work through open-source software licensing problems involving the GPL with customers before resorting to legal action.
Time for Net Giants to Pay Fairly for the Open Source on Which They Depend | Linux Journal
Licensing lies at the heart of open source. Arguably, free software began with the publication of the GNU GPL in 1989. And since then, open-source projects are defined as such by virtue of the licenses they adopt and whether the latter meet the Open Source Definition. The continuing importance of licensing is shown by the periodic flame wars that erupt in this area. Recently, there have been two such flarings of strong feelings, both of which raise important issues.
Everything an open source maintainer might need to know about open source licensing | Ben Balter
There's lots of internet lore around open source licensing. An attorney and open source developer answers the most common questions.
Gergely Orosz on Twitter / X
This is either brilliant or scary:Anthropic accidentally leaked the TS source code of Claude Code (which is closed source). Repos sharing the source are taken down with DMCA.BUT this repo rewrote the code using Python, and so it violates no copyright & cannot be taken down! pic.twitter.com/uSrCDgGCAZ— Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) March 31, 2026
