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Large corporations like the hate on the #GPL even though it has brought them big benefits. #Linux would be nowhere near what it is without the GPL. I always saw #Google's #Fuchsia kernel as their effort to get out of the GPL, since it would replace the Linux kernel. There was even media hype to that effect. Now I'm happy to see that Google is no longer supporting #Chrome on Fuchsia. I see this as a win for #FreeSoftware
https://9to5google.com/2024/01/15/google-is-no-longer-bringing-the-full-chrome-browser-to-fuchsia/
Google is no longer bringing the full Chrome browser to Fuchsia
Google has formally discontinued its efforts to bring the full Chrome browser experience to its Fuchsia operating system. In 2021,...Kyle Bradshaw (9to5Google)
In response to #RedHat's corporate moves the #Rocky #Linux project found that they are still able to legally obtain redhat's sources based on the #GPL licensing conditions.
https://rockylinux.org/news/keeping-open-source-open
Keeping Open Source Open | Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux is an open enterprise Operating System designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Enterprise Linux.rockylinux.org
Vendere garanzie sul software è una delle fonti di guadagno espressamente indicate da #Stallmann per finanziare il #SoftwareLibero rilasciato con licenza #gpl. Lo è almeno dal 1996, ricordo che ne parlò ad #Ipisa, l'Incontro Programmatori Italiani Sistemi Amiga/Alternativi
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/mar/16/john-deere-gpl-violations/
"We…publicly call on John Deere to immediately resolve all of its outstanding GPL violations…by providing complete source code…that the GPL & other copyleft licenses require, to the farmers & others who are entitled to it."
#OpenSource
John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next
I grew up on a farm. My parents worked hard to grow crops and manage the farm business. My parents also found additional jobs to make ends meet. As farmers have done for millennia, my family used tools to farm.Software Freedom Conservancy
Eh oh, hanno messo loro un file chiamato LICENSE.txt, contenente il testo della GPLv2, nella root del sito; ora si arrangiano, quantomeno per le versioni dei file del sito risalenti a prima della giornata di oggi, in cui hanno tolto il file. 🤷♀️
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https://videos.trom.tf/c/software_freedom_conservancy/videosPeertube si sta ritagliando un spazio sempre più importante nel mondo del software libero!
#softwarelibero #peertube #GPL #AGPL #SoftwareFreedomConservacy #opensource #fediverso
Software Freedom Conservancy
Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization centered around ethical technology. Our mission is to ensure the right to repair, improve and reinstall software.videos.trom.tf
https://drewdevault.com/2022/06/23/Copilot-GPL-washing.html
As the author of this article says - free software should be dependant on free software architecture - I recommend https://codeberg.org as an open-source alternative to Github.
Sadly Github is no longer a platform that can be trusted.
CC: @codeberg
#FOSS #Github #Copilot #Microsoft #GPL #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Codeberg