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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/7/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">rek2 GNU/Linux LO LO LO</b> <<a href="mailto:rek2@binaryfreedom.info">rek2@binaryfreedom.info</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
you guys can start with a new news source website ala dig/slashdot<br>dedicated to frees oftware:<br><br><a href="http://www.fsdaily.com/">http://www.fsdaily.com/</a><br><br>Chris F.<br><br>Ringo Kamens wrote:<br>> If anybody else bows down we'll start sending nastygrams and visiting
<br>> their corporate offices, but until then I think our public opposition<br>> on sites like Slashdot and DIGG will be sufficient.<br>> Comrade Ringo Kamens<br>><br>> On 6/6/07, Matthew Flaschen <<a href="mailto:matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu">
matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> Jacob Maynard wrote:<br>>><br>>>> <a href="http://www.ecanadanow.com/technology/2007/06/05/microsoft-and-xandros-linux-make-patent-deal/">http://www.ecanadanow.com/technology/2007/06/05/microsoft-and-xandros-linux-make-patent-deal/
</a><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> I have a fear that this is going to be bad. Since Novell started it, I<br>>>> have a fear that a lot of major distributions are going to follow. Xandros<br>>>> just dumped on us, as well.
<br>>>><br>>> We've been talking about this on the BinaryFreedom list<br>>> (<a href="http://www.binaryfreedom.info/mailman/listinfo/independentfreesoftwareactivists">http://www.binaryfreedom.info/mailman/listinfo/independentfreesoftwareactivists
</a>).<br>>> My conclusion is that Xandros will back out of the patent deal, go out<br>>> of business, or fight the FSF in court, in that order of likelihood.<br>>> That's because they will not be able to distribute GPLv3 software (the
<br>>> exemption applies only to deals before 3/28) with the deal in place.<br>>> Going without all bugfixes and updates coming from GNU alone (not to<br>>> mention Samba and whoever else picks it up) would be devestating.
<br>>><br>>><br>>>> We need some action, people. This trend can't continue, or else we're in<br>>>> big trouble.<br>>>><br>>> I agree, but I think GPLv3 will take care of it.
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