AbiSource Inc has announced its adoption of the GNU General Public License for its open source desktop productivity applications, AbiSuite. Previously, the software was offered under a different open source license, one which developers apparently did not like as much as the GPL. AbiSource said it made the switch so that more developers can contribute to the project without fear that their work will be leveraged against them in a proprietary manner. AbiSource’s projects include a word processor, spreadsheet, personal database and tools. The company says it applications will be fully open source, cross platform and professionally supported.
