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Two new projects can help free software replace Skype
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Brett Smith
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Jun 08, 2011
GNU Free Call and WebRTC are both building frameworks that stand to
make Skype obsolete.
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The Free Software Compliance Lab Needs Your Help
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Brett Smith
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Jan 27, 2011
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Jan 28, 2011 02:52 PM
Brett Smith is the lead compliance engineer in the Free Software Foundation's GPL compliance lab. He helped coordinated the GPLv3 drafting process and has handled enforcement cases against Apple's App Store.
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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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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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Free Software Foundation files objection to Google Book Search settlement
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Brett Smith
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Sep 08, 2009
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last modified
Sep 08, 2009 03:26 PM
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Microsoft's Empty Promise
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Brett Smith
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Jul 16, 2009
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last modified
Jul 16, 2009 06:21 PM
Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to
implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think
this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this
promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C#
safe.
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FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco
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Brett Smith
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May 20, 2009
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last modified
May 20, 2009 01:06 PM
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Cisco Systems, Inc. are pleased to
announce that they have reached a joint agreement.
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FSF announces new bounty program, offering "GNU Bucks" for finding nonfree works in free distributions
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Brett Smith
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Oct 01, 2009
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last modified
Jul 29, 2013 02:57 PM
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Free Software Foundation files new objection to amended Google Book Search settlement
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Brett Smith
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Feb 01, 2010
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last modified
Apr 01, 2010 04:19 PM
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The FSF and Project Harmony
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by
Brett Smith
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Sep 29, 2010
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last modified
Nov 05, 2010 09:46 AM
Explaining the FSF's position on Project Harmony
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