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Tell the USTR to reject ACTA
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Feb 11, 2011
The ACTA drafting process is finished, and countries are beginning to
turn an eye toward signing it. Help us stand against it!
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FSF News
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Thank 'This American Life' and ask them to set an example
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Jul 29, 2011
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last modified
Aug 24, 2011 10:22 AM
'This American Life' did some great reporting about software patents.
Ask them to help solve these problems and offer the show in
patent-free formats.
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The Free Software Compliance Lab Needs Your Help
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Jan 27, 2011
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last modified
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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2010
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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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The FSF's Hardware Endorsement Program
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Oct 07, 2011
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last modified
Oct 07, 2011 03:55 PM
Buying hardware that plays well with free software has long been tricky business, even for us here at the FSF -- for a while now, we've done our best to collect information about devices that require only free software drivers in our Hardware Directory. Unfortunately, these recommendations are often hard to follow and go out of date quickly.
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2010
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Fall 2010 Bulletin
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The Mozilla Public License version 2.0 is out—and GPL-compatible!
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by
Brett Smith
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published
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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Two new projects can help free software replace Skype
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Jun 08, 2011
GNU Free Call and WebRTC are both building frameworks that stand to
make Skype obsolete.
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Updating the Free Software Definition
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Dec 10, 2008
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last modified
May 17, 2010 04:43 PM
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Updating the Free Software Definition
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Dec 10, 2008
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last modified
Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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US Department of Justice Investigating Novell/CPTN Deal Further
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by
Brett Smith
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published
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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