Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) congratulates the European Commission on its firm stance in the antitrust investigation against Microsoft, which has led the company to offer a settlement. For any such settlement, getting the details right will be crucial for competition and innovation in the web browser market.
Read more »SCO's Responds to IBM and Novell Objections to the Sale, as text
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Here's SCO's response [PDF] to IBM and Novell's Objections to SCO's proposed sale to unXis and Novell's opposition to SCO's Notice of Cure, as text. The most interesting detail is that Darl McBride admits, or should I say claims, that he paid Stephen Norris $100,000 out of Darl's personal funds for Mr. Norris' efforts to "put together a group of investors".
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SCO Scandals Finally in the News
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Darl McBride and Steven Norris allegedly in the midst of a scandal
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Victory! Murky Mono Legal Issues Settled. Or Are They?
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Many a vigorous debate has been fought over any possible legal threats that might be inherent in Mono. Now that Microsoft has extended its Community Promise to cover select parts of the C# programming language, which is what Mono is built on, it is being hailed as evidence that Mono is safe. Bruce Byfield tries to answer the question, is it really?
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Protecting the public domain and sharing our cultural heritage
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Last week, the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK sent a threatening letter to a Wikimedia volunteer regarding the upload of public domain paintings to Wikimedia’s media repository, Wikimedia Commons.
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Why Mono Redefines Free Software
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Free as in Freedom, with Microsoft's conditions that are not enforceable by law
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Microsoft donates code to Linux: Remember, folks, what comes after 'Embrace'
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Microsoft has donated some drivers to Linux. It's to their advantage to do so. This isn't code to make Linux better in some way that benefits everyone.
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New F-Spot/Banshee Ties Pose a Microsoft Patent Threat
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How F-spot would force Ubuntu, for example, to adopt more Mono applications with non-ECMA .NET components
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Why Novell and Ubuntu Suppress Opposition of Mono
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JASON has just published two posts that hit the nail on the head. The first one is a detailed explanation of how, why, and who might be interested in suppressing Mono opposition. There are many reasons to ignore these gagging attempts, which include relentless attempts to assassinate the character of individuals and reputation of Web sites.
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Background on the new Microsoft code
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This saga started when one of the user's on the Vyatta forum inquired about supporting Hyper-V network driver in the Vyatta kernel. [...] The driver [initially] had both open-source components which were under GPL, and statically linked to several binary parts.
Read more »FSF: FOSS developers "still should not write software that depends on Mono"
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The Free Software Foundation has issued another statement on Mono, C# after the recent Microsoft extension of the terms of their Community Promise to implementations of ECMA 334 and 335. Is is safe to go back in the water now, as so many have been saying? FSF says no, that the "promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C# safe."
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Why the GNU GPL Still Matters
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Contributing to projects that use more permissive licences than the GNU GPL means that it is likely that many will not contribute because of their distaste for free riders.
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The tragedy of the Creative Commons
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The Creative Commons initiative fulfilled a major ambition last week - but it's taken only days for the dream to turn to crap.
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ODF Officially Approved as Malaysian Standard, Brazil Offers Massive Endorsement Too
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Latest raves and wins for ODF at the government level. Yoon Kit proudly announces that according to MAMPU, "There are nearly 300 agencies using ODF already - and a detailed study will be conduct to roll out further." Also he adds: "Glad to say after all the work, ODF has been approved by the minister as a Malaysian Standard!"
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Microsoft's Empty Promise
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FSF: Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C# safe.
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