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OSI and FSF Send Joint Position to Department of Justice
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Brett Smith
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Jan 20, 2011
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Jan 20, 2011 01:08 PM
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Free Software Foundation (FSF) have sent a joint position statement to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), urging it to scrutinize Novell's proposal to sell patents
to the newly-formed CPTN Holdings. Both organizations believe that CPTN Holdings may use these patents to attack free, libre, and open source (FLOSS) software. The full text of the statement follows.
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Over 1,000 sign the petition asking This American Life to use Ogg Vorbis
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Brett Smith
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Sep 27, 2011
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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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Over 450 letters sent to the USPTO proposing guidelines to end software patents
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Brett Smith
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Sep 28, 2010
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Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
Last week, we put out an action item asking people to write to the
USPTO, and explain to them why software should not be eligible for
patents under their forthcoming post-Bilski guidance. To answer the
call, you all sent in more than 450 letters, offering the USPTO all
kinds of legal and practical reasons why they should stop issuing
software patents. This is a tremendous response, and we're very
grateful to you all for participating. Thank you very much!
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Parabola GNU/Linux joins the FSF list of free distributions
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Brett Smith
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May 20, 2011
Parabola GNU/Linux is a full featured general-purpose distribution that's committed to only including free software.
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People who have signed our petition to This American Life
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Brett Smith
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Aug 30, 2011
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Sep 02, 2011 06:16 PM
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Recommending licenses for new free software projects
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Brett Smith
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Oct 17, 2011
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Oct 18, 2011 03:31 PM
We recently published a new page on our site, entitled "How to choose a license for your own work." It's a comprehensive set of license recommendations for new projects. It explains what factors are important to consider when making licensing decisions, and suggests specific licenses for different scenarios.
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Ryzom is free software! What can we do from here?
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Brett Smith
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May 06, 2010
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May 06, 2010 08:27 AM
Ryzom is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG),
where players work together to explore a fantasy world and set out on various quests. Today, the Ryzom team has released the game as free software: both the client and server programs have been released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, while its models, textures, and other art are covered by CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache
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Brett Smith
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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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Steer clear of Android Market and its DRM
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Brett Smith
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Mar 09, 2011
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Mar 09, 2011 06:08 PM
Google recently made headlines after they identified some malware
being distributed through the Android Market. Not only did they stop
distributing those apps, but they used their "remote kill switch" to
remove the apps from phones where they were already downloaded. This
is a kind of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that all computer
users should avoid.
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TAL-Patents
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Aug 19, 2011 05:46 PM
Petition This American Life to publish their show in Ogg Vorbis format.
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