Linux Is Free to Sidestep a Stubborn FSF
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| If open-source developers wish to crack down on what you could well
| call "Googleization" (Google's Web applications are built on open source,
| but Google doesn't share its code), then these developers can opt for
| the Affero General Public License.
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http://blogs.eweek.com/brooks/content/open_source/linux_may_sidestep_a_stubborn_fsf.html
Funny images here:
http://web2life.blogspot.com/2007/06/la-preuve-que-google-deteste-microsoft.html
Related:
GPL author: Google must share code
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| Companies like Google that build their business on software such as
| Linux have a moral imperative to contribute back to the free
| software community, a prominent open source advocate said Tuesday.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/052307-gpl-author-google-must-share.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
http://tinyurl.com/2x5dvf
Affero GPLv3 discussion draft released
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| The original Affero GPL was an attempt to address the network
| loophole -- where a party might modify GPLed software that provides
| services over a network, but not contribute changes because the
| program is not being "distributed" in the typical sense of the word.
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http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/06/06/2051251&from=rss
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