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US Department of Justice Investigating Novell/CPTN Deal Further
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Brett Smith
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Feb 04, 2011
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last modified
Feb 04, 2011 10:55 AM
A couple of weeks ago, we posted the OSI and FSF's joint position
statement to the US Department of Justice about Novell's proposal to
sell its patents to the newly-formed CPTN Holdings. Yesterday we
learned that the DOJ has sent a "Second Letter" to both companies,
asking them to provide more information about the deal.
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Установите программы, поддерживающие ODF
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by
ineiev
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published
Jun 18, 2015
Поскольку ODF — это стандарт, любым разработчикам позволено создавать всевозможные программы, которые могут создавать документы в этом формате.
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Open Document
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VLC developer takes a stand against DRM enforcement in Apple's App Store
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Brett Smith
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Oct 29, 2010
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last modified
Nov 05, 2010 09:45 AM
Rémi Denis-Courmont is one of the primary developers of the VLC media
player, which is free software and distributed under the GPL. Earlier
this week, he wrote to Apple to complain that his work was being
distributed through their App Store, under terms that contradict the
GPL's conditions and prohibit users from sharing the program.
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Watch Your Freedom (Because Apple's Not)
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by
apatel
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Mar 13, 2015
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last modified
Mar 13, 2015 02:06 PM
At Apple's "Spring Forward" press event on Monday, March 9, the electronics company expounded upon its plans to release a smartwatch and revealed updates to its MacBook computer line, among other announcements. Underneath their focus on "innovation" and "design," however, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other participating speakers neglected to address growing concerns about the proprietary software and Digital Restrictions Management technologies distributed with its products and services, which only serve to extend the company's oppression of computer users and their freedoms.
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We need to fight for strong encryption. And stop DRM in Web standards
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Zak Rogoff
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last modified
Jun 21, 2016 02:53 PM
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2016
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spring
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What is free software?
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by
Matt Lee
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Dec 29, 2009
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last modified
Oct 05, 2018 12:24 PM
This is a flyer/handout made by the FSF to educate the public, especially newcomers to free software about the philosophical and ethical reasons behind the free software movement, GNU and the FSF.
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What is OpenDocument?
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Free Software Foundation
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published
Nov 14, 2011
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last modified
Oct 03, 2016 10:00 AM
The OpenDocument format (ODF) is a free, ISO-standardized format for documents (.odt file extension), spreadsheets (.ods), presentations (.odp) and more. Used widely throughout the world, ODF is supported by a variety of programs, including the free LibreOffice suite and OpenOffice.org.
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Why call it the Swindle
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by
wtheaker
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Sep 23, 2013
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last modified
Sep 23, 2013 06:03 PM
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2013
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spring
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Why free software and Apple's iPhone don't mix
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John Sullivan
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Jul 30, 2008
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last modified
Oct 11, 2011 12:35 PM
This is the second in a series of articles detailing threats Apple's iPhone poses to free software and user freedom.
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Why I'm rejecting your email attachment
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John Sullivan
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published
Mar 31, 2010
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last modified
May 11, 2010 07:38 AM
Why I'm rejecting your email attachment: for freedom and the good of the web!
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