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#copyleft

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dm807169

Bunkerland is out, a solid collection of poems & writings from the mid-80's till the now.
I'm touring around NZ to promote it over April for the SI & June/July in the NI.
Places include Kaikoura, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Oamaru, Dunedin, Lawrence, Wanaka, Hawea Flat, Hokitika, Greymouth, Reefton, Motueka. Venues: some schools, markets, libraries, cafes, halls & random poetry roadside installs.


a German V1 rocket, dating back to 1945, endlessly circles the earth in a time glitch looking for its target. Countries become Bunkerland.
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Guy

@renan I agree with you in general, but there are some things that have to be said:

IP has four columns:
* patent
* copyright
* licence
* trade mark

Your points particularly address the 'patent' perspective, but also 'copyright' and 'licence'. However, the latter two can also be 'turned' to use in our favour for #OpenSource/#FLOSS (e.g. #CopyLeft).

But in the usual expression as applied by the commercial world, these *all* are pretty bad. And (software) patents just should *NOT* exist!

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Pixelcode Apps :verified:​

That's because executing, copying or loading into RAM computer code without the programmer's permission is a copyright infringement, and infringing someone's copyright is a criminal offence. Abetting or aiding in criminal offences is a criminal offence itself.

That could possibly even apply to #copyleft – if a licence does not permit the aforementioned actions for a combined work consisting of the copyleft program and a proprietary program.

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Giacomo Tesio
As times go on, #Linux kernel and distributions are degrading.

Including, sadly, my first and only one, #Debian that I used daily since I mamage to configure XFree86 on Potato, when I was ~16 yo (if I remember correctly).

For a year now I was looking (without much time to invest) for a #BSD to try.

Today I think I've found the best candidate with @mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org's #MirBSD after I've read the Rationale of http://www.mirbsd.org/MirOS-Licence.htm

Back then Debian got my attention because of the values they declared, freedom and sharing.
Unfortunately over the years they were escalated and slowly corrupted, reduced to formal adherence to a social contract that can be subverted in practice.

The whole #FreeSoftware movement has been marginalized, while its values are strumentalized to fool users' trust.

Even #FSF is laying behind with #copyleft licenses full of loopholes exploited by #SaaSS and #AI corporations.

It's time to move on, and a small BSD developed by a passionate #hacker might be a good new starting point.
www.mirbsd.orgThe MirOS Licence (MirBSD)
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Jason Self

Turning modified or extended versions of free software into proprietary software goes against our goal of eliminating proprietary software. It keeps users trapped, denying them the freedoms they deserve. If you're modifying free software, respect that freedom - keep it free. If you won't, then don't make it at all. Freedom for all users matters more. u.fsf.org/user-liberation

u.fsf.orgUser Liberation: Watch and share our new video — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Appealscourt may kill a #GNU #GPL software license
If #appellatecourt upholds Neo4j v. PureThink decision, which endorsed database maker #Neo4j's right to amend GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 (#AGPL), governing use of its software with new binding terms, current assumptions about enforceability of #copyleft licenses will no longer apply. Issue before appeals court boils down to the right to remove contractual restrictions added to the terms of the #APGLv3.
theregister.com/2025/02/27/adv

The Register · FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software licenseBy Thomas Claburn
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daltux
A slightly improved revision of apt-upgrade is now available at https://git.disroot.org/daltux/apt-upgrade/

This is a small personal collection of :gnu: #GNU #Bash scripts I’ve put together to simplify everyday updates for all the common stuff on :debian: Debian GNU/Linux-based systems. It has been available under the #GPLv3+ for a while, so you are free to use, study, modify, and share it however you see fit—following #Copyleft principles, always preserving the users' freedoms. If you improve it, consider sharing back your changes to help keep the spirit of #FreeSoftware alive. 🤝

I’d love to hear if it ends up being useful for you! If you run into any issues or have suggestions, please report them directly on Disroot Forgejo or just drop a comment here.

#apt #nala #shell #script #Debian #GNUlinux #FreeAsInFreedom #Disroot #SoftwareLivre
Disroot Forgejo: Brace yourself, merge conflicts ahead.apt-upgradeShell script for easier upgrading the system using apt and, when present, snap, flatpak and fwupdmgr.
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