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3D graphics are 100% free software
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Brett Smith
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Jan 13, 2009
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Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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Licensing
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Compliance Is The Goal
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by
Brett Smith
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May 20, 2009
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Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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FSF submits comment in USTR Special 301 Review
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Brett Smith
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Feb 17, 2010
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Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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Fall internship positions are still open—apply today!
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by
Brett Smith
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Sep 07, 2011
Are you looking for some work experience this fall semester? The FSF
still has several open internship positions for this fall!
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Recommending licenses for new free software projects
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by
Brett Smith
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Oct 17, 2011
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last modified
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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2011
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Spring 2011 Bulletin
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FSF Compliance Lab helps CiviCRM establish licensing best practices
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Brett Smith
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Apr 14, 2010
Today the FSF announced that one of our high-priority projects has
been fulfilled: CiviCRM provides an excellent donor and contact
management system for nonprofit organizations. As part of the
preparation for this announcement, the Compliance Lab helped the
project handle its licensing issues more consistently.
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Fixing rogue printers: don't trade one security threat for another
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Brett Smith
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Dec 09, 2011
Printers that can be reprogrammed by malicious print jobs are a
security risk. So are printers that only run code signed by the
manufacturer. For real security, printers should be running free
software controlled by its owners.
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The Mozilla Public License version 2.0 is out—and GPL-compatible!
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Brett Smith
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Jan 05, 2012
Earlier this week, the Mozilla Foundation published the Mozilla
Public License (MPL) version 2.0. This is a major update to their
flagship license, which covers most of the Foundation's own free
software projects, as well as others'.
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Windows Phone 7 and Xbox ban GPL software
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Brett Smith
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published
Feb 28, 2011
Recently word started getting around that the terms for getting apps
on Windows Phone 7, and indie games on the Xbox, have changed. Now,
programs submitted to Microsoft cannot have any code licensed under a
copyleft license. Even if a single file is licensed under a weaker
copyleft license like the LGPL, Microsoft will apparently reject it.
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Churchill Club Panel Discussion on Software Patents
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Brett Smith
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Jan 31, 2011
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Jan 31, 2011 02:50 PM
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Panel Discussion
FSF operations mananger John Sullivan and license compliance engineer Brett Smith will be on a Churchill Club panel discussion to argue against software patents.
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