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Technological nirvana
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| Software activist Richard Stallman on his philosophical roots, the Free
| Software journey, and his impressions of India’s free software movement.
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| “Around 2000, the news media in the U.S. decided to hide the Free Software
| movement behind the tame, docile philosophy called Open Source. Open Source
| doesn’t condemn anything, and shies away from the ethical issue of software
| subjugation,” he says. “Open Source supporters have values the same as that
| of Microsoft — convenience, reliability... They only differ on the means.”
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| Stallman insists that while his is an ideology that places freedom above all,
| OS is all about practicality. “To disregard freedom for short-term
| convenience is the act of a fool,” he says.
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http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/03/15/stories/2009031550070200.htm
OSI certifies European open source licence
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| The Open Source Initiative (OSI), custodian of the Open Source Definition
| (OSD), has certified the European Union Public Licence (EUPL) as complying
| with the OSD. Karel De Vriendt, head of the European Commission's eGovernment
| programme, says this certification will make it easier to persuade European
| governments to place their own self-developed open source software under the
| EUPL.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/OSI-certifies-European-open-source-licence--/news/112849
Recent:
EU: Open Source Initiative approves European Union Public licence
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| The Open Source Initiative (OSI), one of the principal advocacy organisations
| on open source software, has unanimously approved the European Union Public
| Licence (EUPL) version 1.1 as an open source licence, on 4 March.
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http://www.osor.eu/news/eu-open-source-initiative-approves-european-union-public-licence
[Esp-action-alert] Raise awareness of "Economic Parasites", Brussels, Thursday
5th 8am
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| If you could be in Brussels between 8am and 9:30am tomorrow (Thursday 5th),
| please contact ciaran[at]fsf.org (GSM: +32 487 64 17 54).
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| EndSoftwarePatents.org will be launching the "Economic Parasites" campaign
| and our first action will be to inform the attendees of Microsoft's "Growth
| and Innovation Day".
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| Help is needed to hand out leaflets outside the entrance before this event.
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| Since this is very short notice, if you know someone else who might be happy
| to help us, please forward them this email.
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| Microsoft attacked free software and GNU/Linux users with software patent
| claims against the Tom Tom Navigator and its implementation of the FAT file
| system. With widespread support for GNU/Linux becoming a reality, are these
| patent claims an attempt to chill adoption by spreading fear, uncertainty
| and doubt (FUD)? Let's remind businesses and politicians in Brussels that
| Microsoft is a parasite.
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http://campaigns.fsf.org/pipermail/esp-action-alert/2009-March/000001.html
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