From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:58:22 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Generated. X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/commitdiff_plain/9137bbb8f09518e2cb242604809e7ec795604dd9 Generated. --- diff --git a/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html b/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a5397c1278 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html @@ -0,0 +1,483 @@ + + + + + Petter Reinholdtsen: The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + + + + + + +
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The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
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30th November 2015
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A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled +"The +GPL is not magic pixie dust" explain the importance of making sure +the Become a Software Freedom Conservancy Supporter!

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+The GPL is not magic pixie dust. It does not work by itself.
+ +The first step is to choose a +copyleft license for your +code.
+ +The next step is, when someone fails to follow that copyleft license, +it must be enforced
+ +and its a simple fact of our modern society that such type of +work
+ +is incredibly expensive to do and incredibly difficult to do. +
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-- Bradley Kuhn, in +FaiF +episode +0x57

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As the Debian Website +used +to +imply, public domain and permissively licensed software can lead to +the production of more proprietary software as people discover useful +software, extend it and or incorporate it into their hardware or +software products. Copyleft licenses such as the GNU GPL were created +to close off this avenue to the production of proprietary software but +such licenses are not enough. With the ongoing adoption of Free +Software by individuals and groups, inevitably the community's +expectations of license compliance are violated, usually out of +ignorance of the way Free Software works, but not always. As Karen +and Bradley explained in FaiF +episode 0x57, +copyleft is nothing if no-one is willing and able to stand up in court +to protect it. The reality of today's world is that legal +representation is expensive, difficult and time consuming. With +gpl-violations.org in hiatus +until +some time in 2016, the Software +Freedom Conservancy (a tax-exempt charity) is the major defender +of the Linux project, Debian and other groups against GPL violations. +In March the SFC supported a +lawsuit +by Christoph Hellwig against VMware for refusing to +comply +with the GPL in relation to their use of parts of the Linux +kernel. Since then two of their sponsors pulled corporate funding and +conferences +blocked +or cancelled their talks. As a result they have decided to rely +less on corporate funding and more on the broad community of +individuals who support Free Software and copyleft. So the SFC has +launched +a campaign to create +a community of folks who stand up for copyleft and the GPL by +supporting their work on promoting and supporting copyleft and Free +Software.

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If you support Free Software, +like +what the SFC do, agree with their +compliance +principles, are happy about their +successes in 2015, +work on a project that is an SFC +member and or +just want to stand up for copyleft, please join +Christopher +Allan Webber, +Carol +Smith, +Jono +Bacon, myself and +others in +becoming a +supporter. For the +next week your donation will be +matched +by an anonymous donor. Please also consider asking your employer to +match your donation or become a sponsor of SFC. Don't forget to +spread the word about your support for SFC via email, your blog and or +social media accounts.

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I agree with Paul on this topic and just signed up as a Supporter +of Software Freedom Conservancy myself. Perhaps you should be a +supporter too?

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+ + + diff --git a/blog/archive/2015/11/11.rss b/blog/archive/2015/11/11.rss index 540b8b78d0..14d1342a34 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2015/11/11.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2015/11/11.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The diff --git a/blog/archive/2015/11/index.html b/blog/archive/2015/11/index.html index 5d13468442..688ae18dc1 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2015/11/index.html +++ b/blog/archive/2015/11/index.html @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
- The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015 diff --git a/blog/index.html b/blog/index.html index 116862e5c4..9384d89d3c 100644 --- a/blog/index.html +++ b/blog/index.html @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust"
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The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015

A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "The diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index 1b68b14bd7..05105a43ed 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The diff --git a/blog/sitemap.xml b/blog/sitemap.xml index c6f2d10bc2..e2a42b848f 100644 --- a/blog/sitemap.xml +++ b/blog/sitemap.xml @@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@ weekly - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html 0.50 weekly diff --git a/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss b/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss index c51dd31af9..5cc66f859f 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss +++ b/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The diff --git a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html index c93d7bf69a..365f231aa9 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

- The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015 diff --git a/blog/tags/debian/debian.rss b/blog/tags/debian/debian.rss index b8bf273899..66c2d220e0 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian/debian.rss +++ b/blog/tags/debian/debian.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The diff --git a/blog/tags/debian/index.html b/blog/tags/debian/index.html index a66e54cf8c..c9177054ab 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian/index.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
- The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015 diff --git a/blog/tags/english/english.rss b/blog/tags/english/english.rss index 52a21a8939..c331d99a96 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/english.rss +++ b/blog/tags/english/english.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The diff --git a/blog/tags/english/index.html b/blog/tags/english/index.html index 61d83f357a..7a49761040 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/english/index.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
- The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015 diff --git a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html index dc81a3f622..2c428cb4b1 100644 --- a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
- The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust
30th November 2015 diff --git a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/opphavsrett.rss b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/opphavsrett.rss index ec015933ff..aaaae007b5 100644 --- a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/opphavsrett.rss +++ b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/opphavsrett.rss @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ - The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust" - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License__is_not_magic_pixie_dust_.html + The GNU General Public License is not magic pixie dust + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_GNU_General_Public_License_is_not_magic_pixie_dust.html Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0100 <p>A blog post from my fellow Debian developer Paul Wise titled "<a href="http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2015/11/27/sfc-supporter/">The