Black Duck Software announced Monday version 4.4 of protexIP/development, a platform for software compliance management that now accommodates changes reflected in the new GNU General Public License (GPL) v3 license. The release features capabilities to make it easier to incorporate code governed by the new license or manage internal policies regarding use of code governed by new licensing parameters, Black Duck Black Duck Software announced Monday version 4.4 of protexIP/development, a platform for software compliance management that now accommodates changes reflected in the new GNU General Public License (GPL) v3 license.The release features capabilities to make it easier to incorporate code governed by the new license or manage internal policies regarding use of code governed by new licensing parameters, Black Duck said. More than 300 open source projects have published code under the GPL v3, according to Black Duck. GPL v3 is not compatible with certain earlier versions of the GPL and developers must carefully assemble applications, paying attention to GPL license versions that apply to various open source components being utilized, Black Duck said. Protex can be used to identify and manage components governed by GPL v2 and v3 as well as Lesser GPL v2 and v3.GPL v3 was released on June 29 by the Free Software Foundation, with improvements in areas such as compatibility with other free software licenses.Version 4.4 also offers an enhanced knowledge base featuring open source and vendor-added code software components including detailed licensing information for more than 140,000 components. The knowledge base provides information on patent license agreements, patent retaliation clauses and anti-digital rights management clauses. Also featured in the new version are improved administration, enhanced remote management and the ability for users to add comments about specific license requirements. For example, legal advisors can annotate requirements to explain a company’s interpretation.Black Duck is demonstrating version 4.4 this week at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. The new product is available September 3. Technology Industry