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GCC Libraries Get Updated License Exception

http://www.fsf.org

"A new license exception will allow the entire GCC codebase to be upgraded to GPLv3, and enable the development of a plugin framework for GCC..."

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Why “open source” misses the point of Free Software

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"25 years after Stallman first set the GNU project in motion, what have these ideals achieved, and what can we do to ensure the future of free software? Linux Format spoke to him to find out..."

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Extend the border of free cyberspace to mobile

http://maffulli.net

"After one year spent using my (pretty old) cell phone for more than just sms and audio calls, I understand better some of the new challenges that the free software movement have to face. I already wrote about the implications of GPLv3 on mobile handsets, but that post only scratches the surface of the issues..."

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GPLv3 to reinforce FSF open-source license position?

http://www.theregister.co.uk

Adoption of GPLv3 has surpassed many older licenses in a short time, according to license watcher Black Duck Software.

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GPLv3/AGPLv3 Adoption: If It Happened Too Fast, I'd Be Worried

http://www.softwarefreedom.org

"Since the release of GPLv3, technology pundits have been opining about how adoption is unlikely, usually citing Linux's still-GPLv2 status as (often their only) example. Even though I'm a pro-GPLv3 (and, specifically, pro-AGPLv3) advocate, I have never been troubled by slow adoption, as long as it remained on a linear upswing from release day onward (which it has)..."

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GNU TLS preferred instead of OpenSSL

http://planet.gnu.org

"Today I finally decided to work out this element of our task list. We are happy that now MyServer can be distributed under the GPLv3 terms license without any exception. Previously we were using OpenSSL for the HTTPS protocol, it was giving us some licensing troubles as we needed to add an exception to the original GPLv3 license..."

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Created by can.axis 13 years 29 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 29 weeks ago
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A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance

http://www.softwarefreedom.org

"...This is a guide to effective compliance with the GNU General Public License (GPL) and related licenses. In accordance with the Software Freedom Law Center’s (SFLC’s) philosophy of assisting the community with GPL compliance cooperatively, this guide focuses on avoiding compliance actions and minimizing the negative impact when enforcement actions occur.

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A Black Duck Loses Its Head

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A former Microsoft employee who took a poisition of authority over GPLv3 jumps his own ship

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Created by komrad 13 years 40 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 40 weeks ago
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[FSF] Free Software Supporter Issue 6 - August 2008

http://lists.gnu.org

– ## In this issue
* Why free software and Apple's iPhone don't mix
* Play Ogg!
* Pizza Party for friends of the FSF in San Francisco
* Portland associate membership meeting recap
* Give Apple the iPhone Challenge
* Help defeat Microsoft's OOXML format!
* Atheros releases free software wireless driver
* Yahoo Music -- the bad dream of DRM continues
* GNU spotlight with Karl Berry

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FSF demonstrates iPhone's incompatibility with free software and GPLv3

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"BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, July 31, 2008 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has published a statement exposing Apple's hostile position towards free software on its iPhone mobile computing platform..."

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Why free software and Apple's iPhone don't mix - by John Sullivan

http://www.fsf.org

"I've published a second article for the Free Software Foundation about Apple's iPhone, looking at the measures Apple uses to control iPhone users and prevent developers from writing free software for the platform. It turns out that this is a good example of why updating the GPL was important, and why it's a good idea for developers to use the new version (GPLv3).

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Tutorial : Create Urban Style Artwork/Wallpaper using Gimp

http://www.techenclave.com

There are several ways to create Urban Style artwork .. You can make it from Scratch like in this Tutorial that I posted.. Or you can ease you work by using versatile Vector brushes..
Photoshop user are well aware of Urban/grungy style artwork.. But like my previous Tutorial I will use my favourite GFX program I.e. THE GIMP to create Urban Style Artwork..

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Created by Dark Star 13 years 44 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 44 weeks ago
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GPL Project Watch List for Week of 06/13

http://gpl3.blogspot.com

The GPL v3 Watch List is intended to give you a snapshot of the GPLv3/LGPLv3 adoption for June 7th through June 13th, 2008.

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Created by peacemaker 13 years 49 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 49 weeks ago
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GPLv3 Watchlist update

http://gpl3.blogspot.com

The GPL v3 Watch List is intended to give you a snapshot of the GPLv3/LGPLv3 adoption for May 31st through June 6th, 2008.

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Created by peacemaker 13 years 50 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 50 weeks ago
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Law.com article spins old confusions into new "danger"

http://www.softwarefreedom.org

Law.com recently ran a sensationalist piece by Edmund J. Walsh warning of the impending “dangerous real world business dispute” in store for any for-profit company that uses free software. Walsh points to lawsuits filed by SFLC on behalf BusyBox as a source of this danger, and having worked on those lawsuits, I hope I can provide a helpful counterpoint.

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