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Children Make Terrible Pets Camera 1.0

Children Make Terrible Pets Camera 1.0

In Peter Brown's New York Times bestselling laugh-out-loud picture book, Children... Read more

5 March, 2011

Bringing free software to the masses

...about the free software movement on the Internet. But a search for "Peter Brown" — the executive director of the Free Software Foundation — and "free software... Read more

13 April, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

Photos: Inside the Free Software Foundation

...next version of the GPL. Read ZDNet UK's full interview with Peter Brown, the executive director of the Free Software Foundation Read more

13 April, 2006 by Ingrid Marson
Stephen Fry kicks off GNU's 25th birthday party

Stephen Fry kicks off GNU's 25th birthday party

...the first completely non-proprietary way for people to run a PC. Peter Brown, the Free Software Foundation's executive director, said that the video... Read more

2 September, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Free Software Foundation releases GPLv3

...find common ground on important issues facing the free-software community today," Peter Brown, the foundation's executive director, said in a statement. The final... Read more

2 July, 2007 by Stephen Shankland
Sun looks to GPL v3 for Java, Solaris

Sun looks to GPL v3 for Java, Solaris

...creating a GNU system, utilising the kernel of Solaris," FSF Executive Director Peter Brown said in an interview. GNU and SolarisGNU, which stands for Gnu... Read more

9 February, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

FSF declares war on 'Bad Vista'

...how they work, how to restrict them and why people should care". Peter Brown, the executive director of the FSF, went further, accusing Microsoft of... Read more

18 December, 2006 by Colin Barker

FSF plans campaign against DRM

...launch a large-scale campaign against digital rights management later this year. Peter Brown, the executive director of the Free Software Foundation, said in an... Read more

13 April, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

Open source group reshuffles executives

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has appointed a new executive director. Peter Brown will take up the position. Outgoing executive director Bradley Kuhn has... Read more

16 February, 2005 by Jo Best

Prices to rise for CD-R discs

...of the year and possibly before the holiday-shopping season, IDC analyst Peter Brown said Wednesday. The prices have been as low as 10 cents... Read more

10 May, 2001 by Richard Shim
The Royal Book of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson 2.0

The Royal Book of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson 2.0

...fairy tales, with about 4 exceptions), and characters such as the athletic Peter Brown gave a "boy's own" quality to some of her Oz... Read more

21 May, 2010
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell 3.0.1

Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell 3.0.1

Beat the ReaperJosh BazellLittle, Brown and CompanyJanuary 7 2009Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent... Read more

21 May, 2010
Snowbone by Cat Weatherill 3.0.1

Snowbone by Cat Weatherill 3.0.1

...is a performance storyteller. She lives in the United Kingdom in Wales.Peter Brown's acclaimed picture books include Flight of the Dodo, and Chowder... Read more

21 February, 2010
Barkbelly by Cat Weatherill 3.0.1

Barkbelly by Cat Weatherill 3.0.1

...is at work on a companion novel, Snowbone. She lives in Wales.Peter Brown is a new talent in the field of picture books. His... Read more

14 February, 2010

Removable storage market to boom until 2004

...5.8bn in the next four years, according to researchers at IDC. Peter Brown, analyst for IDC's storage program, is predicting a surge in... Read more

13 December, 2000 by Sally Watson

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