According to the Affero General Public License (AGPL), Saigonica must allow users to download the ‘modified’ version of this software. Furthermore, Saigonica MUST NOT remove the Source link from their Laconica site. By removing the Source link, Saigonica has openly violated of the AGPL.
Read more »Vietnamese Twitter-clone Saigonica violates AGPL
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Linux Defenders: Obeying — Not Challenging — a Broken System
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Why "Linux Defenders" is not the solution; Microsoft's lobbying arms expand coverage in the EU and what can be done to properly address this
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The Free Software Foundation shows us how to handle copyright infringement
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) alleges that Cisco, famous for making equipment used to route data around the Internet, has infringed on the FSF’s copyright in numerous programs used in their Internet routing equipment marketed under the Linksys brand [...] It’s important to note some differences between how the FSF handles copyright infringement and what the FSF does in their everyday work
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A no-fly zone to protect Linux from patent trolls
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On Tuesday a consortium of technology companies, including IBM (IBM), will launch a new initiative designed to help shield the open-source software community from threats posed by companies or individuals holding dubious software patents and seeking payment for alleged infringements by open-source software products.
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More background about the Cisco case
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"This morning the FSF filed a lawsuit against Cisco, alleging that the company has infringed our copyrights by distributing programs under the GNU GPL and LGPL without respecting the licenses' terms. You've probably seen the press release; if you're especially curious, you might also want to read the complaint.
Read more »ODF Alliance Newsletter - 10 December 2008
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The ODF Alliance summarises developments relating to the standard
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The Patent System is Broken.. and How NOT to Fix It
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OIN interviews, announcement of "Linux Defenders" and general criticism of this patent strategy
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Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco. The FSF's complaint alleges that in the course of distributing various products under the Linksys brand Cisco has violated the licenses of many programs on which the FSF holds copyright, including GCC, binutils, and the GNU C Library.
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FSFE and GPL-Violations.org Release Guide to Handling License Violations
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Free Software Foundation Europe's Freedom Task Force (FTF) and GPL-Violations.org have just formed a partnership that has released a guide to reporting and fixing license violations.
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Memo to IBM: Enough with Software Patents, Please
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Extensive look at some of the latest software patents news and IBM's missed opportunity to end Microsoft's FUD
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Open Standards: The Devil Lives in the Details
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There are many “open standards” definitions, and this great amount of interpretations or views about the subject, allowed distortions to make possible that almost anything on IT market could be classified as an “Open Standard” by marketing departments.
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Web filter minister not afraid of feedback
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In case any readers would like to give Australia's Minister for web censorship their views on the subject, a link to his blog appears here. Note that Conroy intends to censor other matters than kiddie porn, but refuses to say what they are.
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FTF and gpl-violations release a guide to reporting and fixing licence violations
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"FSFE's Freedom Task Force (FTF) and GPL-Violations.org today released a guide to reporting and fixing licence compliance issues. This guide will help users and developers to deal with license violation reports.
Read more »Saving the Intellectual Commons with Open Source
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Regular readers of this blog will know that I am not a fan of the term “intellectual property”, and that I prefer the more technically correct term “intellectual monopolies”. Despite that, I strongly recommend a new book from someone who not only approves of the term “intellectual property”, but of its fundamental ideas.
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EU Commission re ACTA: STFU
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The European Commission comments about the ACTA whilst things continue to escalate
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