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Raising Money for Open Source Projects: How Can We Improve?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

One of the things I admire about the FLOSS community is the willingness to dig in and tackle problems facing a project, whether they’re technical, structural (hosting, etc.), governance, licensing, and so on. But it would occasionally be a better … Continue reading →

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SFLC Takes on Consumer Electronics Companies: Will it Help?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) is taking the gloves off. The SFLC has filed suit against 14 companies, alleging that each of the companies violates the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). According to the complaint and media … Continue reading →

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Eben Moglen to European Commission: Have Faith in the GPLv2

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Another voice heard on the European Commission’s objection to Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystems. This time, Eben Moglen has weighed in with an analysis of the objections related to the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). Moglen disagrees with … Continue reading →

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