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Free Software portal on the Wikipedia
by Frederick Noronha 19 May '07

19 May '07

Free Software portal on the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_software -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST) Skype: fredericknoronha Yahoochat: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Email fred at bytesforall.org Res: 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India

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Civilised world does not have "software patents"
by Ramanraj K 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1527 has reported the views of free software developers in Africa: It reports: <quote> "This is a local American issue - a storm in an American tea cup," according to De Wet who believes that there will be growing pressure to end software patents there. "The civilised world, that is Europe, Africa and most of Asia, does not have software patents," he added snidely. </quote> That apart, they said "software patents" are stifling innovation in the US. Richard Stallman recently did a song on the guantanamero injustice at: http://www.stallman.org/guantanamero.html that has the following lines; When they injure my body They say they are not torturing me. They cause me grave wounds Such as never heal. (recording at: http://www.stallman.org/guantanamero.ogg ) "Software patents" are a device used by the empire to inflict injury on its own best citizens - the software developers who work to make life a little easier for everyone elxe. Ramanraj K

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[Fwd: [BadVista Advocate] Help PlayOgg.org]
by Anivar Aravind 18 May '07

18 May '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BadVista Advocate] Help PlayOgg.org Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:03:10 -0400 From: John Sullivan <johns(a)fsf.org> Reply-To: BadVista.org Advocacy <advocate(a)badvista.org> To: advocate(a)badvista.org Now that the record labels are starting to drop DRM, major retailers like Amazon are announcing their plans to start distributing music unencumbered by DRM. This is a huge victory against Microsoft's efforts, and it shows that Vista-like restrictions are not what people want. MP3 and AACS are currently the favored formats for music distribution. Microsoft is also pushing its own proprietary formats. But in the USA they are all encumbered by software patents. Since it is the music fan who ends up paying the costs of these patents---now is the time to encourage retailers to switch to the Ogg format. Ogg is ethically, legally and technically superior to MP3 and AACS. PlayOgg.org is a campaign just launched by the FSF to encourage users and retailers to switch to the Ogg format. Help raise the profile of music file formats unencumbered by software patents - Digg this! http://digg.com/tech_news/PlayOgg_Now_that_the_music_is_being_set_free_from… -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGTWdGF+jWtLmEaycRAkxmAJ4zRrj9YptxPY5fP664VJ0C0z/y5gCgilab SrlYbdYc7tg9DlGF4OmigVo= =tK6N -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka - planning meeting
by Praveen A 17 May '07

17 May '07

Hi, We are meeting this Saturday to finalise some short term plans for the campaign. Sign up here http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Campaign_to_promote_free_software_in_Karnataka/Me… If you would like to join the meeting. Date: 19th May 2007 Time: 3pm Venue: Cubbon park (Enter through the Victoria Statue at St Marks Cathedral circle on MG Road, Walk straight in) - some one who came for our earlier meetings please give a clearer picture. Agenda * Which schools to contact (take up/assign coordinators for schools) * Time line for coming up with content - possibility leveraging from earlier experiences (IT@School in Kerala and Summer Camp 07) * Forming of small follow up teams for each school (add here anything you like to discuss) - please add it in the wiki itself Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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News: CNN: Microsoft takes on the free world
by Praveen A 17 May '07

17 May '07

Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe. Fortune's Roger Parloff reports. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/ Great to see CNN talking about Free Software and not Open Source. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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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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