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fsf: As part of our 35th anniversary celebration, we're revisiting important moments in the history of each FSF team. In today's blog, read some great stories about our licensing team, the guardians of the #GPL! https://u.fsf.org/38- https://status.fsf.org/attachment/2568634
fsf's status on Tuesday, 26-Jan-2021 16:00:17 EST
As part of our 35th anniversary celebration, we're revisiting important moments in the history of each FSF team. In today's blog, read some great stories about our licensing team, the guardians of the #GPL! https://u.fsf.org/38- https://status.fsf.org/attachment/2568634
fsf's status on Thursday, 21-Jan-2021 13:00:17 EST
fsf's status on Tuesday, 19-Jan-2021 15:00:17 EST
fsf's status on Saturday, 16-Jan-2021 19:29:28 EST
fsf's status on Friday, 15-Jan-2021 17:22:05 EST
schestowitz: The clip (cropped) isn’t new, but it’s becoming increasingly relevant for a number of different reasons; we’ve narrowed things down to two sets of questions on two topics http://techrights.org/2020/08/30/torvalds-grilled/ #torvalds #debian #gnu #liux #gpl
schestowitz's status on Sunday, 30-Aug-2020 05:24:59 EDT
The clip (cropped) isn’t new, but it’s becoming increasingly relevant for a number of different reasons; we’ve narrowed things down to two sets of questions on two topics http://techrights.org/2020/08/30/torvalds-grilled/ #torvalds #debian #gnu #liux #gpl
Debian (Ian, ex-DPL) Challenges Linus Torvalds on 'Planned Obsolescence' (Userspace Lack of Backward Compatibility) and GPLv3 Disdain
schestowitz: As we noted some days ago, the Linux Foundation‘s hostility towards #copyleft and #GPL enforcement goes against the licence of #Linux and preference of its founder http://techrights.org/2020/08/27/linus-torvalds-interview-on-linux-and-copyleft/
schestowitz's status on Thursday, 27-Aug-2020 07:05:43 EDT
As we noted some days ago, the Linux Foundation‘s hostility towards #copyleft and #GPL enforcement goes against the licence of #Linux and preference of its founder http://techrights.org/2020/08/27/linus-torvalds-interview-on-linux-and-copyleft/
Linus Torvalds Explains Copyleft (Which Linux Foundation Increasingly Opposes)
schestowitz: #NVIDIA #openwashing https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-Open-Source-ASF-2020 didn't they promote a #gpl 'condom' recently?
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 26-Aug-2020 21:52:57 EDT
#NVIDIA #openwashing https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-Open-Source-ASF-2020 didn't they promote a #gpl 'condom' recently?
schestowitz: Lawyers love trashing #gpl #copyright and #FreeSW because that brings them more income https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/open-source-software-benefits-and-legal-85801/
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 25-Aug-2020 21:18:55 EDT
Lawyers love trashing #gpl #copyright and #FreeSW because that brings them more income https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/open-source-software-benefits-and-legal-85801/
Open-Source Software: Benefits And Legal Risks | JD Supra
schestowitz: #Microsoft got caught violating the #GPL many times before, even inside the #kernel (Linux) http://techrights.org/2020/08/24/microsoft-loves-linux-foundation/ #linux #linuxfoundation
schestowitz's status on Monday, 24-Aug-2020 06:00:43 EDT
#Microsoft got caught violating the #GPL many times before, even inside the #kernel (Linux) http://techrights.org/2020/08/24/microsoft-loves-linux-foundation/ #linux #linuxfoundation
The Linux Foundation in 2020 Helps Serial GPL Violators Such as Microsoft Get Away With It
schestowitz: The #LinuxFoundation in 2020 Helps Serial #GPL Violators Such as #Microsoft Get Away With It http://techrights.org/2020/08/24/microsoft-loves-linux-foundation/
schestowitz's status on Monday, 24-Aug-2020 04:04:22 EDT
The #LinuxFoundation in 2020 Helps Serial #GPL Violators Such as #Microsoft Get Away With It http://techrights.org/2020/08/24/microsoft-loves-linux-foundation/
schestowitz: So It's Come to This? http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/last-article/ #bsd #linux #gnu #gpl #copyleft
schestowitz's status on Saturday, 22-Aug-2020 04:05:05 EDT
So It's Come to This? http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/last-article/ #bsd #linux #gnu #gpl #copyleft
schestowitz: “You can’t count on GPL to protect you if the #copyright holders of the #GPL software are themselves controlled by #Microsoft .” http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/last-article/
schestowitz's status on Saturday, 22-Aug-2020 03:53:44 EDT
“You can’t count on GPL to protect you if the #copyright holders of the #GPL software are themselves controlled by #Microsoft .” http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/last-article/
schestowitz: #WordPress says #Apple has blocked it from updating its iOS app https://www.imore.com/wordpress-says-apple-has-blocked-it-updating-its-ios-app #gpl
schestowitz's status on Friday, 21-Aug-2020 17:29:23 EDT
#WordPress says #Apple has blocked it from updating its iOS app https://www.imore.com/wordpress-says-apple-has-blocked-it-updating-its-ios-app #gpl
WordPress says Apple has blocked it from updating its iOS app
schestowitz: Why I Prefer #GPL / #Copyleft http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/why-copyleft/ #freesw #gnu #sharing
schestowitz's status on Friday, 21-Aug-2020 16:44:59 EDT
Why I Prefer #GPL / #Copyleft http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/why-copyleft/ #freesw #gnu #sharing
schestowitz: Inclusiveness in the sense of including anti-GPL forces (which also repeatedly violate the GPL) inside a #GPL event (top sponsors with strings attached, including keynote talks) is a vulnerability if not a ‘sellout’ http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/
schestowitz's status on Friday, 21-Aug-2020 16:29:10 EDT
Inclusiveness in the sense of including anti-GPL forces (which also repeatedly violate the GPL) inside a #GPL event (top sponsors with strings attached, including keynote talks) is a vulnerability if not a ‘sellout’ http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/
General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI) Brought Microsoft Money to the Conservancy for Two Years in a Row, Letting a Copyleft Foe and GPL Violator Buy Keynote Talks in Copyleft Events
schestowitz: General Manager of #OpenSourceInitiative (OSI) Brought #Microsoft Money to the #SFConservancy for Two Years in a Row, Letting a Copyleft Foe and #GPL Violator Buy Keynote Talks in #Copyleft Events http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/
schestowitz's status on Friday, 21-Aug-2020 15:51:40 EDT
General Manager of #OpenSourceInitiative (OSI) Brought #Microsoft Money to the #SFConservancy for Two Years in a Row, Letting a Copyleft Foe and #GPL Violator Buy Keynote Talks in #Copyleft Events http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/
schestowitz: Almost 15 years ago Daniel Wallace alleged that copyleft (or #GPL specifically) was problematic and contravened federal #antitrust laws; he lost the case and now he explains to us why he pursued that misguided #litigation campaign http://techrights.org/2020/08/18/daniel-wallace-v-gpl-revisited/
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 19-Aug-2020 02:58:01 EDT
Almost 15 years ago Daniel Wallace alleged that copyleft (or #GPL specifically) was problematic and contravened federal #antitrust laws; he lost the case and now he explains to us why he pursued that misguided #litigation campaign http://techrights.org/2020/08/18/daniel-wallace-v-gpl-revisited/
Daniel Wallace Explains Why He Challenged the GPL (Copyleft) in Court
schestowitz: Daniel Wallace Explains Why He Challenged the #GPL ( #Copyleft ) in Court http://techrights.org/2020/08/18/daniel-wallace-v-gpl-revisited/ #fsf #redhat #ibm
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2020 23:38:57 EDT
Daniel Wallace Explains Why He Challenged the #GPL ( #Copyleft ) in Court http://techrights.org/2020/08/18/daniel-wallace-v-gpl-revisited/ #fsf #redhat #ibm
schestowitz: The person who set up a firm to attack the #GPL is STILL working for #microsoft and the company is known as #blackduck http://techrights.org/2020/07/14/doug-levin-and-microsoft/
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 19:22:04 EDT
The person who set up a firm to attack the #GPL is STILL working for #microsoft and the company is known as #blackduck http://techrights.org/2020/07/14/doug-levin-and-microsoft/
The Founder of Black Duck Still Works for Microsoft
schestowitz: "Spotting a GPL as part of a company’s proprietary software could have significant implications in terms of risk assessment and valuation of the target company." Nope, #gpl code is very good, valuable code one can contribute to. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/using-open-source-in-your-business-80593/
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 19:19:12 EDT
"Spotting a GPL as part of a company’s proprietary software could have significant implications in terms of risk assessment and valuation of the target company." Nope, #gpl code is very good, valuable code one can contribute to. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/using-open-source-in-your-business-80593/
Using Open Source in Your Business? Beware the Fine Print | JD Supra
schestowitz: Lawyers (parasites) say about #copyleft / #gpl : "This is the most notorious of open source licenses." In whose eyes? #microsoft ? Lawyers'? This is the most notorious of open source licenses.
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 19:18:12 EDT
Lawyers (parasites) say about #copyleft / #gpl : "This is the most notorious of open source licenses." In whose eyes? #microsoft ? Lawyers'? This is the most notorious of open source licenses.
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140866 #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 18:18:41 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140866 #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz: #WordPress Announces an All-New P2 for Remote Team Collaboration WordPress.com Announces an All-New P2 for Remote Team Collaboration #cms #gpl
schestowitz's status on Thursday, 06-Aug-2020 20:16:12 EDT
#WordPress Announces an All-New P2 for Remote Team Collaboration WordPress.com Announces an All-New P2 for Remote Team Collaboration #cms #gpl
schestowitz: Video: Microsoft-Sponsored #CopyleftConf (Keynote Sold to #Microsoft , a Serial #GPL Violator and Primary FUD Source) Features Previous #FSF (Co)President and #RMS Ouster http://techrights.org/2020/08/06/video-copyleftconf/
schestowitz's status on Thursday, 06-Aug-2020 11:15:20 EDT
Video: Microsoft-Sponsored #CopyleftConf (Keynote Sold to #Microsoft , a Serial #GPL Violator and Primary FUD Source) Features Previous #FSF (Co)President and #RMS Ouster http://techrights.org/2020/08/06/video-copyleftconf/
Video: Microsoft-Sponsored 'Copyleft' Conf (Keynote Sold to Microsoft, a Serial GPL Violator and Primary FUD Source) Features Previous FSF (Co)President and RMS Ouster
schestowitz: #Linux #Kernel and #Graphics : Another Attack on the #GPL , Power Management and Thermal Control Microconference, Intel and #AMD http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140654
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 05:56:00 EDT
#Linux #Kernel and #Graphics : Another Attack on the #GPL , Power Management and Thermal Control Microconference, Intel and #AMD http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140654
schestowitz: ...But the criminals from #microsoft are vastly worse than #nvidia because this nazi company literally violated the #gpl countless times and got caught. Now they infiltrate and control #linuxfoundation
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 05:39:39 EDT
...But the criminals from #microsoft are vastly worse than #nvidia because this nazi company literally violated the #gpl countless times and got caught. Now they infiltrate and control #linuxfoundation
schestowitz: Another #FuckYouNVIDIA moment https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/04/gpl_condom_nvidia_linux_kernel/ #linux #gpl #nvidia #scum
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 05:38:27 EDT
Another #FuckYouNVIDIA moment https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/04/gpl_condom_nvidia_linux_kernel/ #linux #gpl #nvidia #scum
Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate 2 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/wordpress-5-5-release-candidate-2/ final almost there now! #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 04-Aug-2020 20:55:48 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate 2 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/wordpress-5-5-release-candidate-2/ final almost there now! #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 one week away now https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/the-month-in-wordpress-july-2020/#cms #gpl #freesw
schestowitz's status on Monday, 03-Aug-2020 12:32:31 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 one week away now https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/the-month-in-wordpress-july-2020/#cms #gpl #freesw
schestowitz: #Linux 5.8 Released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140566 #kernel #torvalds #freesw #gpl
schestowitz's status on Sunday, 02-Aug-2020 18:42:32 EDT
#Linux 5.8 Released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140566 #kernel #torvalds #freesw #gpl
schestowitz: Conservancy Applies to Renew Key DMCA Exemption https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/jul/30/refile2020/ well, Conservancy also takes money from #DMCA boosters that attack the #GPL so... http://techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/
schestowitz's status on Thursday, 30-Jul-2020 15:32:30 EDT
Conservancy Applies to Renew Key DMCA Exemption https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/jul/30/refile2020/ well, Conservancy also takes money from #DMCA boosters that attack the #GPL so... http://techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/
Platinum (Top) Sponsors of Copyleft Conf Are Companies That Attack Copyleft's Father, Richard Stallman
Conservancy Applies to Renew Key DMCA Exemption
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-release-candidate/ #cms #gpl #freesw
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 28-Jul-2020 20:40:55 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-release-candidate/ #cms #gpl #freesw
schestowitz: The falsehoods of anti- #AGPL propaganda http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140372 #gpl #google #copyleft http://techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 28-Jul-2020 10:43:20 EDT
The falsehoods of anti- #AGPL propaganda http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140372 #gpl #google #copyleft http://techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/
schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #DrewDeVault #AGPL #GPL #freesw ☞ The falsehoods of anti-AGPL propaganda https://drewdevault.com/2020/07/27/Anti-AGPL-propaganda.html
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 28-Jul-2020 03:28:28 EDT
● NEWS ● #DrewDeVault #AGPL #GPL #freesw ☞ The falsehoods of anti-AGPL propaganda https://drewdevault.com/2020/07/27/Anti-AGPL-propaganda.html
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-4/ #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz's status on Monday, 27-Jul-2020 19:58:29 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-4/ #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz: [Meme] #VMware Violates the #GPL . But It Compensates With 'Search and Replace'... http://techrights.org/2020/07/24/vmware-corporate-responsibility/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/VMware
schestowitz's status on Friday, 24-Jul-2020 12:33:03 EDT
[Meme] #VMware Violates the #GPL . But It Compensates With 'Search and Replace'... http://techrights.org/2020/07/24/vmware-corporate-responsibility/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/VMware
[Meme] VMware Violates the GPL. But It Compensates With 'Search and Replace'...
schestowitz: #vmware #gpl violations offend me. https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/23/vmware_offensive_terminology_style_guide/ see http://techrights.org/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
schestowitz's status on Friday, 24-Jul-2020 10:29:22 EDT
#vmware #gpl violations offend me. https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/23/vmware_offensive_terminology_style_guide/ see http://techrights.org/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
The Linux Foundation Has Helped VMware Lie About Its Deliberate GPL Violations That are Connected to Microsoft, Another Prolific GPL Violator
VMware to stop describing hardware as ‘male’ and ‘female’ in new terminology guide
schestowitz: WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-3/ #gpl #cms #freesw #wordpress
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 21-Jul-2020 16:36:21 EDT
WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-3/ #gpl #cms #freesw #wordpress
schestowitz: Games: The #CaribbeanSail , #GPL , #AtariVCS and #Unspottable http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140096
schestowitz's status on Monday, 20-Jul-2020 16:10:15 EDT
Games: The #CaribbeanSail , #GPL , #AtariVCS and #Unspottable http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140096
schestowitz: When #gaming giants turn to #gnu #gpl and #freesw https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/are-gaming-companies-maddened-by-mods-51053/
schestowitz's status on Monday, 20-Jul-2020 15:39:13 EDT
When #gaming giants turn to #gnu #gpl and #freesw https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/are-gaming-companies-maddened-by-mods-51053/
Are Gaming Companies Maddened by Mods or Embracing Them? | JD Supra
schestowitz: #stallmanWasRight #gnu #gpl #freesw #games Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is back, free and under the GPL https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/07/strange-adventures-in-infinite-space-is-back-free-and-under-the-gpl
schestowitz's status on Monday, 20-Jul-2020 10:07:24 EDT
#stallmanWasRight #gnu #gpl #freesw #games Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is back, free and under the GPL https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/07/strange-adventures-in-infinite-space-is-back-free-and-under-the-gpl
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is back, free and under the GPL
schestowitz: #GNU and GPL: #GIMP , #GNURadio and #GPL Compliance http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140039 #freesw
schestowitz's status on Saturday, 18-Jul-2020 20:46:34 EDT
#GNU and GPL: #GIMP , #GNURadio and #GPL Compliance http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140039 #freesw
schestowitz: #Drupal drops first big upgrade in five years and looks forward by looking backwards http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140011 #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz's status on Friday, 17-Jul-2020 20:54:13 EDT
#Drupal drops first big upgrade in five years and looks forward by looking backwards http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/140011 #cms #gpl #freesw #www
schestowitz: #Jelurida Files Lawsuit Against Apollo Blockchain For License Violations Over Nxt Code https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jelurida-files-lawsuit-against-apollo-093000820.html #gnu #gpl
schestowitz's status on Thursday, 16-Jul-2020 07:31:25 EDT
#Jelurida Files Lawsuit Against Apollo Blockchain For License Violations Over Nxt Code https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jelurida-files-lawsuit-against-apollo-093000820.html #gnu #gpl
Jelurida Files Lawsuit Against Apollo Blockchain For License Violations Over Nxt Code
schestowitz: Oh, I see that as per today, #vmware still pays #zemlinPAC for #reputationlaundering (fluff aplenty) #linuxfoundation is enemy of #gpl http://techrights.org/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
schestowitz's status on Wednesday, 15-Jul-2020 17:09:38 EDT
Oh, I see that as per today, #vmware still pays #zemlinPAC for #reputationlaundering (fluff aplenty) #linuxfoundation is enemy of #gpl http://techrights.org/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
schestowitz: #WordPress 5.5 Beta 2 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-2/ #freesw #cms #gpl
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 14-Jul-2020 14:46:46 EDT
#WordPress 5.5 Beta 2 https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-2/ #freesw #cms #gpl
schestowitz: Interesting task (not sure where to get info from): check if #blackduck was ever profitable and who paid the salaries of staff. The hypothesis is, it is not impossible #microsoft financially arranged for this anti - #GPL pressure group to do its 'activism' ("business").
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 14-Jul-2020 05:10:32 EDT
Interesting task (not sure where to get info from): check if #blackduck was ever profitable and who paid the salaries of staff. The hypothesis is, it is not impossible #microsoft financially arranged for this anti - #GPL pressure group to do its 'activism' ("business").