BT under fire over GPL 'violation'
News The FSFE's Freedom Task Force unit has now begun contacting the software developers who own the copyright within the Linux kernel, and other pieces of open-source software such as the Samba file and print application, to tell them that BT is...
[January 26, 2007, 16:04]
Justice Dept cools on suing swappers
News That idea is "something that people should take with a grain of salt", Pate said at a conference held by the Progress & Freedom Foundation. Pate said the Justice Department's formal position on the Pirate Act and other copyright legislation would...
[August 24, 2004, 11:45]
ODF supporters hold 'Document Freedom Day'
News Twenty-two organisations across 60 countries have taken part in Document Freedom Day to raise awareness about what happens when formats are no longer supported by proprietary software. Inspired by the five-year-old Software Freedom Day, the...
[March 27, 2008, 11:12]
Microsoft Office 12 (beta 1) review
Reviews Developers will get the freedom to add their own tabs, items to tabs and gallery items to Office 12; and companies can build their own toolbars from scratch, if needed. We appreciate that Microsoft won't force users to buy the latest, greatest PCs.
[November 18, 2005, 16:05]
BT accused of GPL violation
News The Freedom Task Force (FTF), part of the Free Software Foundation Europe, is investigating claims that BT has failed to also offer the scripts needed to compile the code. UK telecoms firm BT has upset some members of the open-source community...
[January 23, 2007, 16:02]
Echelon: Proof of its existence
News US intelligence specialist Dr Jeff Richelson, of the National Security Archive, Washington DC, used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a series of modern official US Navy and Air Force documents which confirmed the continued existence, scale...
[June 29, 2000, 11:07]
Echelon: Sigint under the spotlight
News US intelligence specialist Dr Jeff Richelson, of the National Security Archive, Washington DC, used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a series of modern, official US Navy and Air Force documents which confirmed the continued existence...
[June 30, 2000, 9:35]
Open source's new weapon: The law?
News The agencies would also be given the freedom to "make and distribute copies of the software". Having had great success in gaining the support of several legislators, we are making a public announcement," said Walt Pennington, a San Diego attorney...
[August 12, 2002, 8:29]
Would the real Intel please stand up?
Leader This will give companies more freedom in choosing chips — and business partners. With great power comes great force — and great responsibility. A particular task may appear to be running on its own dedicated system carefully configured to its needs...
[January 14, 2008, 16:33]
Steve Malone: "IT's Like This..."
News And how much freedom are you willing to forego in order to protect the vulnerable? Amongst the usual alphabet soup of acronyms are the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), the Internet...
[August 11, 1998, 15:04]
FTC head sceptical about Net neutrality laws
News I ask myself whether consumers will stand for an Internet that suddenly imposes restrictions on their ability to freely explore the Internet or does not provide for the choices they want," Majoras told a luncheon audience at the Progress and...
[August 22, 2006, 9:40]
