H4x0r Jim Duggan - Slashdot User

Submission + - Stallman with 20 years of explaining free software

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @08:09AM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "The first recorded talk by Richard Stallman on free software was in 1986, so I've picked from the 2006 recordings and have made a transcript of a recent talk: The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom. Those two are the only transcripts of his general free software talk. Others that exist are on specific topics such as patents, GPLv3, copyright, etc. For those who've been reading Slashdot during the gradual evolution of Stallman's pronouncements, it's interesting to see what has changed on a 20 year timeline."

Submission + - RMS transcript on GPLv3, Novell/MS, Tivo and more

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Monday November 27, 2006 @05:26AM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "The 5th international GPLv3 conference was held in Tokyo last week. I've made and published a transcript of Stallman's talk where he described the latest on what GPLv3 will do about the MS/Novell deal, Treacherous Computing, patents, Tivo, and the other changes to the licence. While I was at it, I made a transcript of my talk from the next day where I tried to fill in some info that Richard didn't mention."

Submission + - GPLv3 and licence proliferation

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Friday November 10, 2006 @01:46PM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "While updating the GPL is occasionally necessary, it is also adding a new licence to the environment. So what can be done in the licence to curb licence proliferation in general, and/or to ease the problems created? This article discusses how adaptability can stop bureaucratic problems from leading to the creation of new licences, and how compatibility can be achieved without spoiling the copyleft. Comments sought."

Submission + - gNewSense launches a distro with no binary blobs

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Thursday November 02, 2006 @09:46AM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "gNewSense 1.0 was launched today as well as sponsorship from FSF. 10 years ago, FSF was sponsoring Debian, and now it sponsors the freeing of a Debian-based GNU/Linux distro. As well as making a distro, the gNewSense developers are making the tools for removing binary blobs from the kernel. ISOs are downloadable (through a reputedly thick pipe) at cdimage.gnewsense.org"

Submission + - Linux kernel: GPLv3, DRM, and Exceptions

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Friday October 20, 2006 @06:54AM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "With editorial help from Jeremy of kerneltrap.org and some friends in FSFE, I've put together a review of how and what happens when GPLv3 addresses Devices Rigged to Malfunction (DRM) — and the effects and options left open for the Linux kernel. Discussion draft 3, which may be the last draft, is due out in early November, so now's a good time for scrutiny."

Submission + - RMS on sustainable development at UN's WSIS

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Friday October 06, 2006 @01:07PM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "A transcript is now onlineof Richard Stallman's presentation on "Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?", along with the video. Quoting Stallman, after his explanation of free software: "how does this relate to the issues of development? Is free software better for development? Well, that's an understatement. Free software is the only software whose use constitutes development — because the use of a non-free programme is not development, it's electronic colonisation." The video includes a tinfoiled RFID ID."

Submission + - DRM.info launched

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H4x0r Jim Duggan

on Tuesday October 03, 2006 @10:44AM

H4x0r Jim Duggan writes: "DRM.info — "What you should know about Digital Restrictions Management" was launched today. The goal is to make a one stop portal for news, case studies, and names and reasons of those who are against DRM. So when you're explaining to someone why they should reject DRM'd hardware, this is the place to go to find that link that you can't remember, or a good replacement."

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