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Ubuntu Spyware: What to do?
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Dec 07, 2012
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last modified
May 07, 2013 03:38 PM
One of the major advantages of free software is that the community protects users from malicious software. Now Ubuntu GNU/Linux has become a counterexample. What should we do?
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Nonfree DRM'd Games on GNU/Linux: Good or Bad?
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
May 31, 2012
A well known company, Valve, that distributes nonfree computer games with Digital Restrictions Management, recently announced it would distribute these games for GNU/Linux. What good and bad effects can this have?
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"FRAND" is a FRAUD
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 05:02 PM
The UK government is holding a consultation about what sort of patent licenses an "open" standard should require. Anyone that develops free software (free as in freedom, not a matter of price) and would like it to be used in the UK has reason to be concerned with this, along with anyone that uses or distributes free software in the UK.
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Network Services Aren't Free or Nonfree; They Raise Other Issues
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Apr 17, 2012
Programs and services are different kinds of entities. A program is a work that you can execute; a service is an activity that you might interact with.
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The danger of ebooks
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Oct 17, 2011
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last modified
Oct 18, 2011 03:31 PM
In an age where business dominates our governments and writes our laws, every technological advance offers business an opportunity to impose new restrictions on the public.
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2011
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Spring 2011 Bulletin
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Microsoft Skype
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
May 17, 2011
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last modified
May 19, 2011 02:53 PM
People who focus on minor issues are greatly exercized about the
purchase of Skype by Microsoft.
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The advantages of free software
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Jan 10, 2011
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filed under:
Philosophy
People outside the free software movement frequently ask about the practical advantages of free software. It is a curious question.
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What is GNU Emacs and do you want a copy?
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by
Richard Stallman
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last modified
Jan 04, 2011 06:16 PM
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February
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When a company asks for your copyright
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Sep 29, 2010
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last modified
Nov 05, 2010 09:46 AM
Companies that develop free software and release it under the GNU GPL
sometimes distribute some copies of the code in other ways. If they
distribute the exact same code under a different license to certain
users that pay for this, typically permitting including the code in
proprietary programs, we call it "selling exceptions". If they
distribute some version of the code solely in a proprietary manner, we
call that releasing a purely proprietary version of the program.
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Why The Firm, Simple Declaration Against ACTA
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by
Richard Stallman
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published
Jun 16, 2010
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