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Linus Torvalds talk about Richard Stallman, GPL and Obama

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 11/02/2008 - 15:47

So I'm pretty well-known for not exactly being a huge fan of the FSF and Richard Stallman, despite the fact that I obviously love the GPLv2 and use it as the license for all my projects that I care about...


 

SGI further opens its OpenGL contributions FsF and Khronos Group...

Topix - Linux  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 21:18

SGI today announced it is release a new version of the SGI Free Software License B. The license, which now mirrors the free X11 license used by X.Org, further opens previously released SGI graphics software ...


 

SGI Relicenses OpenGL: "A Huge Gift to the Free Software Communi...

Linux Today  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:02

Linux.com: "After nine months, an open secret can finally be acknowledged: The OpenGL code that is responsible for 3-D acceleration on GNU/Linux, which was released by SGI in 1999, has been running on licenses that were accepted by neither the Free Software Foundation (FSF) nor the Open Source Initiative."


 

SGI relicenses OpenGL

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 10:24

After nine months, an open secret can finally be acknowledged: The OpenGL code that is responsible for 3-D acceleration on GNU/Linux, which was released by SGI in 1999, has been running on licenses that were accepted by neither the Free Software Foundation (FSF) nor the Open Source Initiative.

Today, however, the FSF has announced that the licenses


 

Matt Lee, FSF Campaigns Manager interviewed by Freedom Socks

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 12:11

Matt Lee, Campaigns Manager at the Free Software Foundation faced some difficult questions as the Manchester podcast, Freedom Socks, questioned him on his involvement with the recent FSF publicity video featuring Stephen Fry.


 

Behind the Doors of the Free Software Foundation

Linux Today  Fri, 08/29/2008 - 08:32

Linux.com: "The purpose of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is probably obvious from its name -- but what does promoting free software mean in terms of everyday activity?"


 

Behind the Doors of the Free Software Foundation

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 08/28/2008 - 16:53

The purpose of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is probably obvious from its name -- but what does promoting free software mean in terms of everyday activity?

Examining the roles of the organization shows how complex the FSF's advocacy role has become. It also reveals the range of services available to the free software community


 

FSF works with Los Alamos Computers to provide free computer

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 14:36

Free Software Foundation (FSF) has been developing its own hardware list, and, as the next logical step, has been working with Los Alamos Computers (LAC) to develop a line of free (as in speech) computers pre-installed with GNU/Linux.


 

FSF's "Defective By Design" Targets Apple Genius Bars

Topix - Linux  Sat, 07/26/2008 - 18:38

The idea is to completely book all Genius Bars and then ask the 'geniuses,' over and over again, a few questions about Apple's proprietary ways .


 

RE[4]: Fanatics

Topix - Linux  Sat, 07/26/2008 - 05:24

"The FSF today launched a campaign with a twofold mission of exposing the harms inflicted on computer users by the new Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free software alternatives that respect users' ...