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Free Software Foundation: (Free Software Foundation, Inc., Boston, MA, www.gnu.org) A non-profit organization founded in 1985 by Richard Stallman, dedicated to eliminating restrictions on copying and modifying programs by promoting the development...; Full Free Software Foundation Definition >>

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Software emancipation: An open letter to Linus Torvalds: Software emancipation: An open letter to Linus TorvaldsGPL IS politicalThe basic problem is that the GPL IS political with a big agenda behind it that puts it squarely at odds with commercial software houses. This creates a confrontation where one does not need to exist. This despite the fact that...; Tags: Linus Torvalds, software, GPL, GPL IS, open source, Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2008-01-21
DINT (82): DINT - Light but powerful tool to browse internet in text mode. Designed for people with colour vision deficiency. Distributed under GNU General Public License as published by Free Software Foundation. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Internet, Productivity, Open Source, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2007-12-18
Is a Java power play lurking beneath Google's Open Handset Alliance?: On the heels of today's announcement by Google of the Open Handset Alliance, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz has published a blog headlined Congratulations Google, Red Hat and the Java Community! The blog entry goes onto categorize the initial OHA platform (called Android) as Google's "new Java/Linux phone platform." Writes Schwartz:...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Free Software Foundation, Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Blog Entry, OHA, Android, JavaFX, Openhandsetalliance.com, JME, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-11-05
imgSeek (8): imgSeek is a viewer and photo collection manager with content-based search and many other features. The query is expressed either as a rough sketch painted by the user or as another image you supply (or an image in your collection). The searching algorithm makes use of multiresolution wavelet decomposition of...; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Photograph, Image, imgSeek; Software downloads 2007-10-19
Is Microsoft bound by GPLv3?: Is Microsoft bound by GPLv3?The FSF has never before been interested in money damagesThe history of the FSF and other supporters/users of the GNU GPL has been compliance, not money damages. Seeking money damages would simply open a can of worms given you then have to figure out the...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., GPLv3, GPL, GPL V3, compliance, Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2007-08-30

Is Microsoft bound by GPLv3?: When Microsoft agreed last fall to distribute Novell "get out of court free" tickets, did it make itself subject to GPLv3? (Image from FSF Europe.) Microsoft says no, no, no. The Free Software Foundation says yes, yes, yes. Ultimately a court will have to...; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., GPLv3, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-08-30
Free Software Foundation: No GPLv3 exemptions for Microsoft: It took the Free Software Foundation almost two months. But the organization has finally issued an official statement regarding Microsoft's claim that it won't be bound by terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3 as part of its patent-protection deals with open-source vendors. In...; Tags: GPL, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., GPLv3, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-08-28
Free Software Foundation: No GPLv3 exemptions for Microsoft: Free Software Foundation: No GPLv3 exemptions for MicrosoftRetarded...Microsoft clearly states it is not bound by the terms of GPLv3 because it does not use it or sell it, therefore since it never agreed to the terms how can it be bound to them?When it comes to licenses or contracts, how...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, FSFS, Microsoft Corp., GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-28
Stallman's dream and GPLv3: Stallman's dream and GPLv3You begin with a false premis"If you don't share his views, and work in the propriety software industry, then this might be a very scary thing."I don't believe anyone is "scared" by Stallman, his views, or open source. No more than they scared by the whacko...; Tags: Linux, Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Wind River VxWorks, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, Stallman, software; Discussion threads 2007-08-09
Novell CEO Calls For New Linux Distro ISV Standard, Praises FSF: Novell CEO Calls For New Linux Distro ISV Standard, Praises FSFWhat about this Ron !http://www.boycottnovell.com/You are doing everything you can to destroy Linux. Thanks!Enforcing order.de facto standards are influential. Red Hat controls the commercial Linux market so thoroughly that Oracle may have the right idea of how to create...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Quality, Operating systems, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Red Hat Inc., standards, Novell Inc., LSB; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
Novell CEO calls for new Linux distro ISV standard, praises FSF: Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian said the Linux industry must create a vendor neutral standard for application development or face the same fragmentation that killed Unix.Speaking before a packed audience at LinuxWorld at the Moscone Center Wednesday, the Novell CEO said the Linux Standards Base (LSB) is a good start but...; Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Free Software Foundation, ISV, Microsoft Corp., Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-08-08
Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?: Are Microsoft's patent lawyers really this dumb?Can't be stoppedTrump card or not, Microsoft cannot stop the rapid pace of Linux/FOSS adoption. The patent situation only really applies to the U.S. The MS patent saber-rattling is largely meaningless outside the U.S.I don't think MS and their lawyers really understand the FOSS...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, Free Software Foundation, GPL-3, open source; Discussion threads 2007-07-06
Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3: Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Not all the reviews from the free software community are positive ...http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2007062902626OPMSLLhttp://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/317Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3Stallman finds more ways to restrict your freedom. By using GPL v3 you give up all rights on your software. He was crazy to block Novell-Microsof deals....; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Torvalds, GPL V3, GPL, Microsoft Corp., GPL 3, GPL-3, Novell Inc., Free Software Foundation, software; Discussion threads 2007-06-29
Red Hat CEO says he talked patents with Microsoft: Red Hat CEO says he talked patents with MicrosoftThe kernel is a very small part of the code, granted maybe the mostimportant part. The FSF owns the copyrights on a huge swath of the code included in the kernel, and were immensely important to the development of Linux. To put...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Free Software Foundation, kernel, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2007-06-28
Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3: Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3it would be the Linux distributors who violated the agreementIMO, the deal between MS and Linux distros if for MS patents that the Linux distros get. Wouldnt it be the duty of the Linux distros...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Free Software Foundation, open source, team, Xandros, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., Linux, GPLv3, Linux Distro, MS IP; Discussion threads 2007-06-04
Newest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clear: Newest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clearNewest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clear[i]a draft that prohibits future deals similar to the Microsoft-Novell patent pact but lets that one go ahead.[/i]Wow, the FSF is really full of themselves if they have to say something like 'lets that one go...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL V3, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
Why I won't use GPLv3 software: Why I won't use GPLv3 softwareJohn it depend on witch side of the fence you sitFor some its microsoft that a nuisance and a dinosaur that should have died long ago ....for some its savage capitalism for some its both GPLv3 is yes a bit extreme but on the...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, GPL, LGPL, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
FSF publishes 'last call' draft of GPLv3; looks good for Novell: FSF publishes 'last call' draft of GPLv3; looks good for NovellGood and badAccording to other sources, in the process of making v3 compatible with the Apache license, it will NOT be compatible with GPL v2.This is a huge mistake. Projects which re-use GPL v2 code from others may be forced...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Free Software Foundation, GPLv3, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., GPL; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
FSF publishes 'last call' draft of GPLv3; looks good for Novell: The Free Software Foundation published its near final draft of the third version of the General Public License and expects to officially publish the license on June 29.The GPLv3--you know the one that's a big risk to the Microsoft-Novell pact--has been tweaked to incorporate feedback and address license compatibility. Overall...; Tags: Open Source, Novell, Microsoft, Linux, General; Blog posts 2007-06-01
GPV V3 and hardware modification: The Free Software Foundation has released its "last call" draft of GPL V3, along with a personal plea from Richard Stallman for folks to upgrade from V2. (This gadget-loving Tux was found at Computer Shopper.)Most discussion of the new release will focus on Novell, which won clearance for its Microsoft...; Tags: wireless, telecom, Strategy, Software Licensing, mobile, mass market, Legal, Hardware, GPL, Government, FOSS; Blog posts 2007-06-01