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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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On the future of Open Source thought leadership: It's time we recognized the advantages of bothIMHO it's time to recognize the advantages in both, and not to do silly things like pretend that somehow software is a moral agent.I can certainly see the advantage of software being open source. It helps the educational community, and gives tools to...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Free Software, leadership, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, open source, proprietary software, Microsoft Corp., hardware, software; Discussion threads 2009-10-08
Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.: Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" forÂ joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...; Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-09-22
Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation: Thank You M.J.I just read this with extreme interest. Thank you for the post and sharing this information."My first thought..If you cannot beat them, join them"The power of Open SourceYears ago Bill Gates himself criticized Open Source and the GPL Gnu Public License. Yet, Microsoft has finally realized the...; Tags: software foundation, GPL, Microsoft Corp., open source, Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-09-10
Dissecting the FSF's "Windows 7 Sins": Disingenuous?Is it disingenuous for the media and the police to be singling out Phillip Garrido for the kidnapping and holding Jaycee Dugard as a sex slave? After all, he's not the only person to have committed that crime.The FSF is in no way suggesting MS is the only company to...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows 7, Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2009-08-31
Dissecting the FSF's "Windows 7 Sins": Several Hardware 2.0 regulars have dropped me an email wondering what my take is on the Free Software Foundations "Windows 7 Sins" campaign. Does it make valid points, or is it little more than FUD? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2009-08-31

FSF launches "Windows 7 Sins" campaign: Classic defensive strategyIf you can't defend your POV, pound the table! :)Seriously, this makes the FSF look desperate. It might also open them up for libel charges Of course MS has to weigh the martyr factor. On second thought, that might give the FSF too much credit...The fact they felt...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Patches, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Number 6, Total Cost, Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2009-08-26
FSF launches "Windows 7 Sins" campaign: With less than two months until Windows 7 hits shelves, Microsoft's latest OS is a target for a new campaign launched by the Free Software Foundation which highlights the seven sins of Windows 7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2009-08-26
FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude: FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitudeDRM or no DRM Amazon chose the wrong ...... path when they removed books from the libraries of those who had purchased those books. If Amazon mistakenly distributed books for which it had no right to do so, the proper action would have...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-08-04
FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude: The Free Software Foundation has a new campaign - Defective by Design - and an online petition over Amazon's Orwellian take-back of "1984" from Kindle customers. Sign it here: We believe in a way of life based on the free exchange...; Tags: Free Software Foundation, Amazon.com Inc., Petitions, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, Monitors & Displays, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2009-08-04
The Cisco surrender to open source: The Cisco surrender to open sourcei4i is open source - says who?I don't think the i4i case has anything to do with open source.Microsoft violated an i4i patent around a standard XML format. It wasn't even an 'open' format.Microsoft and i4i.Embrace, extend,... OUCH!RE: The Cisco surrender to open sourceIt all...; Tags: i4i, open source, Cisco Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-05-22
Miro puts code up for adoption: Miro puts code up for adoptionMiro puts code up for adoptionI haven't used Miro in a year or two but back then it was pretty good. Probably one of the best ways to catch up with any tv shows. Many were the nights I'd catch up with The...; Tags: Miro; Discussion threads 2009-04-30
How much legal trouble is Cisco in against the FSF?: How much legal trouble is Cisco in against the FSF?damm that open source creeping!I guess this means that cisco doesnt employ strict version control and monitor what goes into their products?I guess that would mean they make good products but dont actually know whats in them and therefore could be...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., open source, open source license, Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-04-07
How much legal trouble is Cisco in against the FSF?: A new Law.Com analysis indicates Cisco may be in big legal trouble over the FSF lawsuit alleging it misused open source code in its hardware. Until you learn the rest of the story. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Trouble, Free Software Foundation, Cisco Systems Inc., Law.Com Analysis, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2009-04-07
GPL's cloudy future: One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It's a learned efficiency, I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious time out to the unceasing demands upon it. I finally realized I have to do some serious thinking...; Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Free Software Foundation, BSD, Free Software, Affero GPL, AGPL, Open Source, Jeremy Allison; Blog posts 2009-04-07
Will Cisco-FSF lawsuit make it to court?: Will Cisco-FSF lawsuit make it to court?Normal litigation delayNormal practice when suit is filed is that the defendant takes at least a month to answer. Often the parties agree to allow a longer time to answer. The plaintiff's lawyers had months, possibly years to prepare. The defense lawyers...; Tags: Litigation, Cisco Systems Inc., Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2009-01-06
Will Cisco-FSF lawsuit make it to court?: It's time for Cisco to make a decision, because every day now costs the FSF money, which will raise the cost of a final settlement. Unless it wants its contribution to the economic stimulus to come in the form of legal fees. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: GPL, Lawsuit, Free Software Foundation, Cisco Systems Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2009-01-06
AMD move brings open source gaming closer: AMD move brings open source gaming closerThe next step is getting developers to produce native Linux games.Only when that happens will this have an impact on Linux gaming.RE: AMD move brings open source gaming closerFinally!More reasons to build linux systems and without having to fall back to integrated Intel solutions.Now...; Tags: Games, UNIX, Operating systems, game, Linux, open source gaming, open source, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-12-31
Better than a decoder pin: New FSF bootable membership cards: Better than a decoder pin: New FSF bootable membership cardsSet-Your-Own Membership Fee optionInterested in this cute little card, I looked into the FSF Membership fees. It appears that there are a variety of ways to donate and become an Associate Member of FSF (and get the credit card sized...; Tags: Free Software Foundation, membership card, USB membership card; Discussion threads 2008-12-26
Better than a decoder pin: New FSF bootable membership cards: It just isn't the holidays without "A Christmas Story," and Ralphie's quest for his decoder pin and Red Ryder BB Gun. Like Ralphie, the Free Software Foundation understands the benefits of membership and they have a unique hook for prospective new members: A bootable membership card. Loaded with gNewSense...; Tags: Software, Card, Free Software Foundation, Membership Card, Tools & Techniques, Management, Joe Brockmeier; Blog posts 2008-12-26
No such thing as a free Linux distro: A few Linux distributions emphasize license freedom as a goal, but Tom "Spot" Callaway says that there's no such thing as a free Linux distro. Callaway, Fedora's engineering manager, writes that "you'd need to do an incredibly thorough audit of every file in the system to be...; Tags: Audit, Free Software Foundation, Fedora Project, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Financial Accounting, Software, Finance, Joe Brockmeier; Blog posts 2008-12-20