Green Party backs calls for free open source software adoptioneGov monitor, UK -5 hours agoThe advent and use of free software is a promotion of the computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. …
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GPL Violations On Windows Go Unnoticed?Slashdot -22 hours ago… who has little understanding of the GPL for him is just seems like Free Software, and is probably confusing it with the BSD style license, …
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Make installing free software for Windows a snapLinuxWorld.com, NJ -23 hours agoOne reason I initially had doubts about Win-get is that the concept of a package manager doesn't translate well outside the ecosystem of free software and …
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Stephen Shankland,Corporate & legalZDNet -20 hours agoNow its merging with the Free Software Foundation in a deal that may have been brokered by IBM, HP and Intel.Yikes, all of this is so…corporate! …
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SugarCRM’s Community Edition 5.0 Beta ReleasedTechnology News Daily, AZ -21 hours agoThis edition is being released under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3), a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. …
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Microsoft: OOXML free from proprietary hooksZDNet UK, UK -5 hours agoMicrosoft has come under attack recently from organisations such as the Free Software Foundation, which claims the Office Open XML (OOXML) specification …Swedish OOXML-vote debacle continuesZDNet UKMicrosoft accused of rigging OOXML votesZDNet UKCritics urge rejection of Microsoft "open" formatPC ProBCSall 20 news articles
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Free security software 'as good as commercial brands'Times Online, UK -2 hours agoSymantec, which sells the Norton line of products, said that while there "certainly" was "good basic free software" available, it wasn't as comprehensive as …
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Open source CRM software: Top five buzzwordsSearchCRM.com, MA -6 hours agoThe term was originated by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Copyleft favors the software user's rights and convenience over the …
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Spiceworks lands US$8 million for its free softwareComputerworld Australia, Australia -13 hours ago"Spiceworks is a next-generation software company that provides free software that solves the needs of an IT administrator. The quality of the product is …Spiceworks Raises $8 Million To Back Ad-Supported SoftwareCNNMoney.comall 13 news articles
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Free Software group rebuts Microsoft's GPL claimSeattle Post Intelligencer -16 hours agoAre Microsoft and the Free Software Foundation headed for a legal showdown? In a statement today, the group disputed Microsoft's past assertion that the …Free Software Camp Says Microsoft Bound By GPLv3InformationWeekFSF: Microsoft cannot evade GPLv3ZDNet UKFSF denies Microsoft's GPLv3 exemptionVNUNet.comp2pnet.net - Registerall 32 news articles
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