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Encourage the USPTO to stop issuing software patents; deadline September 27: by Brett Smith — published Sep 23, 2010 — last modified Sep 24, 2010 12:32 PM
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to release new guidance as to which patent applications will be accepted, and which will not. As part of this process, they are seeking input from the public about how that guidance should be structured.
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Helping out This American Life—with an Ogg copy of the show: by Brett Smith — published Aug 01, 2011 — last modified Aug 24, 2011 10:23 AM
Last week, we asked you all to write to This American Life to thank them for their episode about software patents, "When Patents Attack!", and ask them to make it available in Ogg Vorbis format. We thought it would also be helpful to offer them a copy of the show that's already been converted to Ogg Vorbis; with this, the only work they have to do is copy that file and post it on their own servers. Here's the text of the letter we sent them.
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Join the petition asking for This American Life in Ogg Vorbis and help us reach 1,000 signatures!: by Brett Smith — published Aug 23, 2011 — last modified Sep 07, 2011 12:24 PM
This American Life still hasn't responded to your many messages asking them to use Ogg Vorbis for their downloads and streams. Sign the petition and make your voice heard!
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No double standards: supporting Google's push for WebM: by Brett Smith — published Jan 18, 2011 — last modified Apr 02, 2012 12:17 PM
We've signed up as a supporter of the WebM Project, and we encourage other foundations and organizations to join us—write to webmaster@webmproject.org to learn how. Today, we're also urging Web site operators to distribute videos in the WebM format, and abandon H.264
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Announcing our license recommendations guide: by Brett Smith — published May 25, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 03:17 PM
We've compiled a single resource that guides you through the process of choosing a license for new software, documentation, and other functional data.
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Over 1,000 sign the petition asking This American Life to use Ogg Vorbis: by Brett Smith — published Sep 27, 2011 — last modified Sep 27, 2011 05:56 PM
We just delivered our petition to the show, asking them to be part of the software patent solution by using a free format.
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FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan: by Brett Smith — published Mar 25, 2010 — last modified Apr 12, 2010 03:26 PM
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Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement program: by Brett Smith — published Oct 13, 2010 — last modified Nov 09, 2010 09:50 AM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that it has published an initial set of criteria for endorsing computers and other devices. The FSF seeks both to obtain feedback on the criteria, and raise interest in the program among hardware manufacturers. Ultimately, the FSF plans to promote an endorsement mark to be carried on products that the FSF endorses.
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Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache: by Brett Smith — published Jun 10, 2011
When OpenOffice.org moves to a non-copyleft license, there's a ready replacement for people who want a productivity suite that does more to protect their freedom: LibreOffice.
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A Quick Guide to GPLv3: by Brett Smith — published Nov 08, 2007 — last modified Nov 08, 2007 04:13 PM
The FSF Compliance Lab has published a new article to help developers understand the benefits of GPLv3.
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