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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Early id Software game engines open-sourced

Softdisk-era titles released under the GPL.

June 9, 2014 | 10:52

Doom 3 BFG Edition code released under GPL

Open-source release for latest engine version.

November 27, 2012 | 10:26

Desura goes open source as Desurium

Digital distribution platform Desura is now - partially - open source, as Desurium.

January 24, 2012 | 13:12

Microsoft confirms GPL code use

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - created, it says, by a third party - uses GPL-licensed code without permission, and promises to make right.

November 16, 2009 | 10:07

Alleged GPL violation downs Win 7 tool

Reports of the use of GPL-licensed code in Microsoft's Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool have resulted in it being removed from the company's site pending an investigation.

November 11, 2009 | 13:08

Microsoft releases Linux kernel drivers

Microsoft has surprised many in the industry by releasing kernel drivers which allow Linux to play nicely with its Hyper-V technology under the GPL open source licence.

July 21, 2009 | 10:00

Google releases Android source code

Google has released the entire source code for its Android platform under an open source licence, ahead of the retail launch of the first Android product.

October 22, 2008 | 12:51

Nokia makes Symbian open source

Finnish mobile giant Nokia has announced plans to purchase all remaining rights to the Symbian mobile platform in order to release it under an open source licence.

June 26, 2008 | 08:27

First open-source graphics card available

The Open Graphics Project has announced availability of the worlds first open-source graphics card, but don't think you can just buy it and plug it in - it's a development platform.

May 23, 2008 | 09:09

MPAA caught infringing copyright

The MPAA has been caught red handed committing copyright infringement with its university toolkit. You gotta love the irony.

December 4, 2007 | 12:50

Asus agrees to publish full Eee PC source code

After critics damned Asus for not following the GPL agreement with the Eee PC's custom OS, Asus has owned up.

November 29, 2007 | 15:21

Embedded Linux goes Open Source

DeviceVM, the company that makes the embedded Linux on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe, has just released the source code to its software. We grilled the company to find out what it expects from this.

November 21, 2007 | 17:40

First GPL lawsuit filed

The SFLC has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Monsoon Multimedia for not giving access to the source code of the software to all customers.

September 21, 2007 | 12:34

Second draft of GPL version three on the table

There is a possibility that Linux will not adopt the new version of the GPL license, as Torvalds objects to new definitions.

July 28, 2006 | 15:09

Free alternatives to software piracy

What if copy protection could not be bypassed? We explore the free alternatives to the most popular programs used by many illegally. You might be surprised how much Windows, Office, Photoshop and others total up to and how capable some of their freebie replacements are.

March 17, 2006 | 14:53