Fsf-friends May 2007

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Reminder: Understanding GPL version 3, a discussion on 10am, 20th May at BMS College of Engineering
by Praveen A 16 May '07

16 May '07

Hi, Just a reminder. If you have not signed up, you can do it now. A discussion on GPL version 3 and its implications in the Free and Open Source community. http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Bangalore/BMSCE/Understanding_GPL_version_3 Sub Topics * Internationalization - new terms propagate and convey * Increased license compatibility * Incompatibility with GPLv2 * Tivoisation/DRM * Patents (Novell-Microsoft deal) Related links http://gplv3.fsf.org/gpl-draft-2007-03-28.html http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html See you there. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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by Mishi Choudhary 15 May '07

15 May '07

Dear all please check the following link to know whats instore for us! http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867… Warm Regards Mishi Choudhary

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GPLv3, Clarity and Simplicity
by Ramanraj K 14 May '07

14 May '07

Allison Randal has written on the GPLv3 draft: http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/05/gplv3_clarity_a.html Very interesting. Ramanraj K

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Patent show down?
by Ramanraj K 14 May '07

14 May '07

"Software patents" are a gross lie. Computer programs are not patentable, under TRIPs, and in several jurisdictions including India, UK, several Latin American nations, this is made very clear under their municipal laws. US is a signatory to TRIPs and Computer programs could be protected only as literary works, But in the US, those with vested interests have continued to abuse patent law to make ridiculous, illegal and unlawful claims. Finally, the time to call the bluff of the "Software patent" crowd may be very near: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867…

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Vista incapable
by Ramanraj K 14 May '07

14 May '07

We are generally aware that Microsoft is incapable of respecting software freedom and it has bad vista. The billion dollar question of the year is whether it is "Vista capable" or incapable: http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2187159/microsoft-sued-vista-specs

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Free legal resources
by Ramanraj K 13 May '07

13 May '07

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post to this list about the "Free the Law" movement at austlii: http://gnowledge.org/pipermail/fsf-friends/2004-June/002093.html I recently visited and found the following at austlii.edu: Indian Legislation: http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/ Supreme Court of India cases: http://www.worldlii.org/in/cases/INSC/ Madras High Court cases: http://www.austlii.edu.au/~andrew/CommonLII/INHCM/ The content is based on Judis and info available at NIC servers, but the information is more neatly cited, indexed and presented. Ramanraj K

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fablab
by Ramanraj K 13 May '07

13 May '07

There is a fablab near Pune, run using free software with help from MIT, where one can fabricate almost anything: http://www.vigyanashram.com/ This is 3 years old now but not very widely known. Ramanraj K

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Reminder: the single greatest technical library on earth -- available to you Free of cost
by Praveen A 11 May '07

11 May '07

Hi, Recently in a ilugc discussion thread John Leuner (Debian developer from Pretoria, SA, now working in India) suggested "Freeing the Mind : Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture" as a topic for Eben when he visits Chennai. http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.html That once is a beautiful and elegant speech indeed, my favorite now as well. He answers most of the frequently asked questions about Free Software in a simple and elegant way which anyone could understand and relate. Some quotes from that speech, "Free software is the single greatest technical library on earth. I say that because free software is the only field where a person can go from naiveté, to the state of the art, in everything that a particular field contains, solely by reading material that is universally available at no cost everywhere the network exists. That is the single, greatest intellectual capital development program in the world." Every single line is so beautiful and precise like this, ....to all forms of useful knowledge and information. The model is: ``Here; I think you need this: take it.'' It is one such gem of a talk which you want to book mark, print, by heart and keep coming back when in doubt. Still amused at each single line of it. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Re: Fsf-friends Digest, Vol 49, Issue 8
by Mishi Choudhary 11 May '07

11 May '07

Eben Moglen Named to eWEEK's "Top 100 Most Influential People in IT" List Eben Moglen, Founding Director of the Software Freedom Law Center, has been ranked among the Top 100 Most Influential People in IT. Ranked #92, Moglen is cited as an "expert in open source law and one of the guiding lights of GPL 3." The list was published online between March 15 and March 26, and published in print in the April 23 issue of eWEEK. A committee of veteran writers and editors from Baseline, CIO Insight, and eWEEK nominated individuals based on the following criteria: The person's tangible track record of information technology success. The scope of influence the person has beyond his or her own organization. The ability of the individual to effect change. The level of engagement the person has in developing today's emerging technologies. The list is available online at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2104992,00.asp. Warm Regards Mishi Choudhary

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Debian Kannada l10n mailing list
by Vikram Vincent 10 May '07

10 May '07

Hello All, We are happy to announce the creation of http://lists.debian.org/debian-l10n-kannada/ for Debian Kannada l10n Localisation (Swatantra Kannada localisation). Please do join and help further the Swatantra Kannada localisation. -- Regards Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://groups.google.com/group/bangalore_alive/ http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Campaign_to_promote_free_software_in_karnataka

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