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Submission + - Is it just to hard to only ever pick free (as in f (freesoftwaremagazine.com) 1

tonymercmobily writes: "With the latest news from Microsoft, which will allow open source apps in their store, we will see more and more an abundance of per-pay applications mixed with license-free ones. What if you can't tell between free and non-free anymore? Even now, a quick search on the Android market is just not telling enough. But what do you do then when Ubuntu has the same problem?"
The Courts

Submission + - The gif format is NOW finally patent-free - really

tonymercmobily writes: "Not many people noticed that the GIF file format is only free from patents NOW, on the 1st of October 2006. Quick recap: first in 1999 Unisys tried to extort money from users and developers. Then, in 2003 the world hoped that the saga would finally be over. Then, in 2004, it was IBM's turn. Now, the SAGA seems to be over for real! Does anybody find Unisys' page on GIF as hilarious as I do...?"

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