The free software foundation says it will start adapting rules for development and use of free software by including penalties against those who patent software or use anti-piracy technology.

The battle between Mastodon and Trump’s Truth Social is a reminder that while the internet has changed, the ideals of free software haven't. That's a problem.

If Trump refuses to comply with Rochko’s demand within the 30-day period, that could result in the license being revoked, and in eventual legal action from Mastodon. Bradley Kuhn of the Software ...

The dominant copyleft license is the GNU GPL (see GNU General Public License). However, there are also non-copyleft free software licenses that do permit distribution of proprietary versions.

Former President Donald Trump 's not yet launched social networking site could have its software license revoked in 30 days if it does not make its source code public, Mastodon warned in a Friday ...

Detailed price information for Transact Tech Inc (TACT-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

The GPL is the world’s most widely used free software license today, according to the group. The inclusion of language related to the Microsoft-Novell deal added controversy to the task of ...

It wasn't mentioned in the daily LibrePlanet 2021, the FSF free software conference news blog. The FSF site, however, does list RMS now as a member of the board of directors.

The Free Software Foundation recognizes the WTFPL as a GPL-compatible Free Software License but does not recommend its use; the OSI rejected the WTFPL entirely on the dubious grounds that it is ...

MPL 2.0, like MPL 1.1 before it, has been approved as a free software license by the Free Software Foundation and as an Open Source license by the Open Source Initiative, Mozilla said. The MPL 2.0 ...

Other patrons of the Free Software Foundation include IBM, Google, HP, Intel, Cisco, Nokia, and EMC. The size or duration of Sun's financial support was not disclosed.