There is some good news from Ecuador (in English) and also from Turkey...
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Does a court ruling raise the risks of open source?
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The model train business isn't exactly the font of software innovation. But a lawsuit over the rights to a hobbyist's code could be a huge boost for developers of open source programs. It could also make some businesses think again about using open source software.
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Richard Stallman and M. Linden Comment In NWN
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"Yesterday, Free Software guru Richard Stallman dropped by New World Notes to offer his thoughts on the infringement notice sent by representatives of the Frank Herbert estate against Dune roleplayers in Second Life.
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Stallman Explains Why Software Patents are Wrong
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Video of Richard Stallman at the patent protest in Germany talking about software patents.
Read more »Taking a Closer Look at Microsoft's Ms-PL Open Source License
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The rumors are true. Microsoft (news, site) has an official open source license that was approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) — the Ms-PL, or Microsoft Public License. Since they have licensed their latest offering ASP.NET MVC 1.0 under the Ms-PL, we thought we would take a look at the license terms. Is there an evil catch somewhere in the terms and conditions?
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Stand Up for Your Right To Read
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Last month, a group called The Author's Guild raised loud objections to the text-to-speech feature in Amazon's new Kindle 2. They claimed that reading a book out-loud is a violation of US copyright law.
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Alex Brown: OOXML Revealed "JTC1 Procedures Were Rubbish" -- Sure Enough, Problems Surface
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Alex Brown recently tweeted to Microsoft's Doug Mahugh the following about OOXML:OOXML=tought [sic] fights; revealed JTC 1 procedures were rubbish. The OOXML approval was marred by procedures that were rubbish, eh? How about the result, then? Wasn't that exactly what the four appeals against adoption of OOXML stated as one basis, that the process was essentially rubbish? Were they right?
Read more »Should an Open Source Licence Ever Be Patent-Agnostic?
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Sharing lies at the heart of free software, and drives much of its incredible efficiency as a development methodology. It means that coders do not have to re-invent the wheel, but can borrow from pre-existing programs. Software patents are about locking down knowledge.
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How much legal trouble is Cisco in against the FSF?
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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.
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Is Linux ready to go to FAT camp?
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The talking drums keep rumbling throughout the Linux jungle as the tuxified ones ponder the impact of Dutch personal navigation device (PND) vendor TomTom agreeing to terms after being sued by Microsoft.
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TomTom Case is Closed, But the Fight Over FAT Can Hurt Microsoft
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A detailed overview of TomTom/FAT highlights and events which occurred in the past week
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On the TomTom settlement: Microsoft Rolls Back its “Open” Promises
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In the last several days Microsoft has shown that despite claims of acquiring a newly found respect for open principles and technology, developers should be cautious in believing promises made by this “new” Microsoft.
Read more »SCO Bankruptcy Hearing: SCO's Exclusivity Period is Over
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I can't believe there's yet more major news, all in one day. But there is, from the bankruptcy front. SCO's period of exclusivity is over, as you can see from the minutes of today's hearing [PDF].
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TomTom - "Settled, But Not Over Yet" says SFLC
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Software Freedom Law Center has put out the following statement, which is harmonious with everything else I've been able to glean:
Settled, But Not Over Yet
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Jonathan Zuck and ACT: What is It Anyway?
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As the lobby for software patents in Europe intensifies, we identify and dissect the culprits. EUROPE is under attack at the moment. Lobbyists of firms like Microsoft - and in particular ACT - are trying to legalise software patents, thus marginalise Free software, and the Commission is not particularly helpful; it's almost playing along with the lobby, or playing right into its hands.
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