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Does Google play fair in Open Source?: What is Google's Open Source end game? I analyzed last month.Chris DiBona is set to fly the Google Open Source flag at the London outpost of Google's Developer Day Thursday.BUT: Does Google play fair in Open Source? We do odd things to the Linux kernel to have it perform the way we want it to. With...; Tags: Google, Google Software Applications, Software; Blog posts 2007-05-29
moglen goes all Democratic on Microsoft: Moglen goes all Democratic on MicrosoftLOL![i]"I hear he's considered a shoo-in for the next Summer Olympics [1] in the chair toss"[/i]I believe that there aren't that many competitors in that competition. He's possibly in a class of his own. He can only win 2nd place as they only patented "Silver"...; Tags: Being Sued, Microsoft Corp., Moglen, patent, Free Software Foundation, Steve Ballmer, FLOSS, software; Discussion threads 2007-05-15
moglen goes all Democratic on Microsoft: I erred earlier in saying there was no news at the Red Hat summit in San Diego last week. Eben Moglen was there. Moglen, who keynoted last years Nashville summit, was not supposed to be the main attraction this time. But Microsoft had just done its thing, Moglen is a...; Tags: FOSS, General, GPL, Legal, Microsoft, Patents, politics, Red Hat, Strategy; Blog posts 2007-05-15
Eben moglen leaving Free Software Foundation: Eben Moglen leaving Free Software FoundationKudos to Mr. MoglenI have had the good fortune to know the good Mr. Moglen for a number of years. He's always impressed me as careful, thoughtful and thorough in the things he's done.As the Software Freedom Law Center ramps up and his duties...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Moglen, Stallman, Free Software Foundation, software; Discussion threads 2007-04-25
Eben moglen leaving Free Software Foundation: Eben Moglen right announced on his blog this morning he is leaving the board of the Free Software Foundation.The decision is evidence that the third draft of the GPL v.3, which he oversaw, has drawn positive reviews, and will likely go through with few edits.The release of Discussion Draft 3...; Tags: Software Licensing, politics, GPL, General, FOSS, Legal; Blog posts 2007-04-25

Defender of the GPL: Defender of the GPLWow... that was so good it had to be said twice nt.What will Linus the person do in regard to Linux ?I'm really curious now. What would Linus do ? Will he or will he not move Linux to the GPL 3 when it's finalized...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Moglen, Now Let, GPL, GPL Code, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-01-19
moglen: Open-source risks overblown: Moglen: Open-source risks overblownStill no protection from IP only companies that buy up patents.But, the risk is the same for those using proprietary software. Really, patents are just bad for competition no matter for software or anything else.It should be easier......to verify compliance with the GPL than with other licenses...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Investment, Moglen, risk, software, open source; Discussion threads 2005-11-02
Eben moglen's campaign to kill the FCC: Eben Moglen's campaign to kill the FCCNot law yetThe only appellate court to rule on the question of whether computer source code is the Ninth Circuit decision in [i]Bernstein[/i]. The United States Supreme Court has yet to rule on the matter.Considering the amount of compilable poetry in circulation, it's...; Tags: Federal government, Network technology, Digital media, Moglen, IP, FCC; Discussion threads 2005-10-18
GPL 3 won't split projects, moglen says: GPL 3 won't split projects, Moglen saysSlightly Off topic...How about a click-through license for standards in a similar way to GPL protects source.I thought about this when looking at the SPF situation. Pobox put out a usable anti-spam solution, it was embraced-extended into a patent protected closed solution.The same thing...; Tags: Kerberos, OPEN SOURCE, GPL, Mike Sax, Moglen, GPL 3; Discussion threads 2005-03-25

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Eben law can have an open source business model: Anyone can have an open source business model. Even an open source lawyer. Eben Moglen, whose Software Freedom Law Center provides free legal help to open source projects, has just announced Moglen Ravicher LLC, a for-profit law firm covering the same ground. Their first...; Tags: Lawyer, OpenNMS, Ravicher, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Apple's new AirPort Express 802.11n takes the slow lane: Apple's new AirPort Express 802.11n takes the slow laneAirTunesIf you're looking to stream music, then it's either Airport Xpress or AppleTV, but then AppleTV won't handle an external HD either. On the other hand, AirportXtreme or TimeCapsule will give you the HD, but don't give you AirTunes. It seems you...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Wi-Fi, Time Capsule, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple AirPort Express, AirPort Express 802.11n, music, new AirPort Express 802.11n, slow lane, IEEE 802.11n; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?: Version 3 of the Affero GPL was approved by the OSI last week, leading one of its advocates to suggest it should become the most popular version over time. (Picture from last October's VentureCamp for Blognation.) As the software industry increasingly moves to a Software as a...; Tags: Software, GPL, OSI, Loophole, Capobianco, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Is celebrity contradictory with open source?: Daniel Terdiman's scathing review of journalist Sarah Lacy at the SXSW keynote of Mark Zuckerberg this weekend leads to this intriguing question. Are celebrity and open source contradictory? (Here's a clip.) It's true that open source has some well-known names. Eric Raymond. Linus Torvalds....; Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-10
How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3F: How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3FThat's a better way of looking at it.Compared to yesterday's piece, this is a much more informed look at the supposed issue.I agree that changes that are made to a GPL code base should, in the spirit of the license all of them, be given back. Your use of...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Europe tries to make open source its own: Roberto Galloppini right writes from Rome about how everyone there wants to talk about open source, but few want to do much about it. One speaker at a recent conference even suggested a "Euro-centric" public license in place of the GPL. That drew yawns. One...; Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Gates: secret admirer of Linux, open source?: Gates: secret admirer of Linux, open source?Charity Begins at HomeSo I'm curious. How does the price of Microsoft's main reasonably-full-functioned software (I'm guessing that's MSWinVistaHomePremium or some such and the Business version of MSOffice) compare between the wealthiest and poorer countries?Just to pull five at random out of the...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, secret admirer, Linux open source, admirer, Linux, open source, software; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Gates: secret admirer of Linux, open source?: In a speech before the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week, mega-billionaire Bill Gates is calling for a "creative capitalism" in which businesses build and target products for poorer nations. Question for Bill: Like Linux and open source software, which has been widely embraced by...; Tags: GPL, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Is McAfee just asking for a lawsuit?: Eben Moglen and the troops at the Software Freedom Law Center may want to read the McAfee annual report more than once. Without this warning there's a chance Eben may do a spit-take on his morning coffee. McAfee stock is down 25% 20% in the last two months...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Lawsuit, McAfee Stock, Public Relations, Open Source, Security, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Samba is beneficiary of Microsoft-EU deal: Samba will be a direct beneficiary of Microsoft's agreement to cooperate with the European Union, which was announced today. The agreement is that Samba will get assured compatibility with Microsoft Workgroup protocols through a group called the Protocol Freedom Information Foundation, which is chartered in Delaware. ...; Tags: Samba, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., PFIF, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Mixing GPL and BSD code just takes care: The Software Freedom Law Center has released a set of guidelines for projects that need to mix BSD and GPL code. This follows a highly-publicized dispute over Atheros driver code for the Linux kernel, during which OpenBSD head Theo de Raadt and other OpenBSD leaders got, shall...; Tags: Developer, GPL, OpenBSD, BSD, Software Freedom Law Center, Raadt, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-28