New licensing terms for Linux and other open-source products take a "highly aggressive" stance against the digital rights management software that's widely favoured in the entertainment industry, said Eben Moglen, general counsel for the Free Software Foundation.
Provisions against digital rights management in a draft update to the General Public Licence could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in e-mails reflecting the Linux leader's pragmatic philosophy.
The most effective way to strengthen our community for the future is to spread understanding of the value of freedom--to teach more people to recognise the moral unacceptability of non-free software.
Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, proposed changes to General Public Licence at a public forum on Tuesday but made clear that provisions to protect users from patent litigations will remain intact.
The terms 'free software' and 'open source' are often used interchangeably, but those attending Richard Stallman's presentation at the Australian Computer Society Victorian branch forum last night were left in no doubt about his view of philosophical difference.
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
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General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
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