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* Software patents are for suckers * If you don't believe in software patents, don't use patented software

HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library products. software routines and underlying patents is hereby granted by ICs Corp. to

...clude software that is [[Package_Not_Found#Patents| encumbered by software patents]]. * Fedora does not include proprietary software, only software with an [[Licensing| acceptable license]].

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world. ...software, at no cost, freely redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

This License governs use of the accompanying Software, and your use of the Software constitutes acceptance of this license. ...ublish the Software on websites, that are intended to teach the use of the Software.

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world. ..., freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world. ..., freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

No. We are not even halfway. Political lobbying, open standards, software patents are out there. We can lead, but do we really? How can we really use

may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER ``AS IS'' AND

* media and as a part of the software program in whole or part. Users * INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS OR ANY PATENTS BY SUN RPC

* В Fedora отсутствуют пакеты которые не удовлетворяют [[Package_Not_Found#Patents| требованиям к патентам]]. * Большинство кодеков являются проприетарными или имеют [[Package_Not_Found#Patents|патентные ограничения (patent encumbered)]].

...pen source software, without including non-free software, codecs, drivers, patents, etc. We try to be a *pure* operating system. So the main word I'd use to d

the copyright and has design patents pending on many of the icons. commercial software. A royalty-free, nonexclusive trademark

This is Apple's variant of MIT. They've added wording around patents, which is why it gets it own shortname. Apple did not give this license a n IMPORTANT: This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Computer,

...s/eula.txt the current EULA] creates, specially by making Fedora non-free software. This is a work in progress! ...e Fedora wiki. Several of them are about issues that we need to fix in the software code. This page is about issues that we need to fix in the license.

Mustafa explained why he hates patents. Patents should not be applied to technology. Babar briefed more about the free software movement, and everybody's right to technology. Why MS Windows is popular in

may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * No reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this software

As part of Fedora's Free software analysis, RahulSundaram sent a list of questions to FSF and got the followi The question is whether it qualifies as free software. Firmware is

1. We don't promise that this software works. (But if you find any bugs, 2. You can use this software for whatever you want. You don't have to pay us.

...e in Fedora. It is intended to promote the concepts of Free culture, Free software and the shared spirits and principles behind these efforts. It is based on == Software ==

...of the United States. The MPEG-2 video compression format is protected by patents under United States law and international treaties. The CSS encryption sch

* all tape media and as a part of the software program in whole or part. * INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS OR ANY PATENTS BY RDISC

...g lasting effects. Some of the recent developments in free and open source software that Fedora has driven include: * [https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus D-Bus]

...arency. All in pursuit of the best operating system and platform that free software (http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) can provide. ...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the Free software world.

...、 Fedora のインフラストラクチャー自身を[https://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/csi/free-software-policy/en-US/html-single/ 力づけます。]このことを念頭に置い * [https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus D-Bus]

...y, or on behalf of, the Project for the purpose of discussing or improving software or documentation of the Project, but excluding communication that is conspi ...eby grant to Red Hat, Inc., on behalf of the Project, and to recipients of software distributed by the Project:

***What is Linux and GNU or BSD licenses as well as software patents problems

...e, due to the inability to make modifications, and should not be used with software code. // For information about patents held by third-parties which have

..._advertising.2C_3_clause.29|3-clause BSD license]], so now mrouted is free software. to use, copy and modify the computer software ``mrouted'' (hereinafter

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world. ..., freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

FUDCon is the Fedora Users and Developers Conference, a major free-software event held in various regions around the world, usually annually per region ...re of the tools that allow anyone to create remixes of Fedora software and software from other compatible repositories

FUDCon is the Fedora Users and Developers Conference, a major free-software event held in various regions around the world, usually annually per region ...re of the tools that allow anyone to create remixes of Fedora software and software from other compatible repositories

* In Software Engineering & Usage What should "meant to be free"? * Software Patents

COMPUTER SOFTWARE ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIONS OR REDISTRIBUTIONS OF THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE. ANYONE WHO

ACPI - Software License Agreement Software License Agreement

...y, or on behalf of, the Project for the purpose of discussing or improving software or documentation of the Project, but excluding communication that is conspi ...eby grant to Red Hat, Inc., on behalf of the Project, and to recipients of software distributed by the Project:

http://foss.in is a yearly conference on Free and Open Source software in Bangalore, India ...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the Free software world.

...the common needs of a wide audience, Fedora encourages the spread of free software, understanding of its methodologies, and participation in its processes. ...you in our community! The Fedora community includes [[PackageMaintainers | software engineers]], [[Artwork | artists]], [[Infrastructure | system administrator

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the Free software world. ..., freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

accepted in the software development community for the electronic 1.10. ``Original Code'' means Source Code of computer software code

Software License for The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library for Android ("FDK AAC Codec") is software that implements

...Fedora Project is out front for you, leading the advancement of free, open software and content. ...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world.

Wie Fedora selbst sind alle EPEL-Pakete 100% free/libre open source software (FLOSS) - also frei und quelloffen. ...dora-Infrastruktur. Daher weiß es selbst, wie es ist, nicht die gewünschte Software in der RHEL-Distribution zu haben. Aber es weiß auch, was man unternehmen

...the common needs of a wide audience, Fedora encourages the spread of free software, understanding of its methodologies, and participation in its processes. ...you in our community! The Fedora community includes [[PackageMaintainers | software engineers]], [[Artwork | artists]], [[Infrastructure | system administrator

...the best combination of robust and latest software that exists in the free software world. ..., freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents.

== Third party software repositories == ...r proprietary codecs. If you want to understand more, refer to [[Software Patents]]

...nity members from around the globe. The Fedora Project builds open source software communities and produces a Linux distribution called "Fedora." ...edora Project's mission is to lead the advancement of free and open source software and content as a collaborative community.

...pen source software, without including non-free software, codecs, drivers, patents, etc. We try to be a *pure* operating system. So the main word I'd use to d

...案。为此，Fedora 本身的基础设施均由自由软件[http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/csi/free-software-policy/en-US/html-single/ 强力驱动]。有鉴于此，所有的开发人 * [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus D-Bus]

** Mention Software Patents, and the problem they represent

== Software Types == There are some specific software types worth mentioning from a licensing/legal perspective.

...Fedora 自身基礎設施的自由和開放源始碼軟體的[http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/csi/free-software-policy/en-US/html-single/ 力量]。有鑑於此，我們所有的開發成 * [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus D-Bus 訊息匯流系統]

...-- developers, documenters, artists, system administrators, and other free software and open source enthusiasts -- come together to advance the ecosystem for t ...g lasting effects. Some of the recent developments in free and open source software that Fedora has driven include:

Please read this License carefully before downloading this software. By downloading and using this software, you are agreeing to be bound by

The Open Software License This Open Software License (the "License") applies to any original work of

Licensor, for the duration of the patents, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets or any other intellectual

Licensor, for the duration of the patents, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets or any other intellectual

Open Software License This Open Software License (the "License") applies to any original work of authorship (the "Or

...or/site for the Array Input Method appears to be defunct, but like so much software, it lives on. The last known revision of the license was in 2013. It is Fre And the inventor will never claim patents for Array Input Method.

hardware and software related to the visual and audio communications industry. Polycom is in the business of licensing to third parties certain software and technology which it

...till refer to that location, but the link is no longer valid since SciTech Software, Inc. SciTech Software has made a tremendous investment over many years in

distribution, is shipped from and to countries where patents apply. can tell from the FESCo meeting logs, it was mainly usual Free Software

...Objectives|encoraja]] o uso de [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Software Livre] e [http://opensource.org/ open source], possuindo uma [[Packaging/Li ...completamente livre, não se restringindo a [[Software Patents|Patentes de Software]] ou outras incumbências legais.

...ch are using the "Transitive Grace Period" may not be available under Free Software terms, and for the purposes of simplicity, we must assume that any TGPPL li Work as furnished by the Licensor, for the duration of the patents, to

...g/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and [http://opensource.org/ open source] software. Fedora has [[Packaging/LicensingGuidelines|licensing guidelines]] that en ...completely free and open source software and not restricted by [[Software Patents]] and other legal encumbrances.

...g/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and [http://opensource.org/ open source] software. Fedora has [[Packaging/LicensingGuidelines|licensing guidelines]] that en ...completely free and open source software and not restricted by [[Software Patents]] and other legal encumbrances.

...d software products as well as any updates or maintenance releases of that software ("BitTorrent Products") that are distributed by BitTorrent, Inc. ("Licensor ...or give away the Licensed Product, alone or as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. No royalty

...t is not a software license, and cannot be used for the purpose of putting software into the public domain. It is Free. ...heir work into the public domain. Unlike licences for free and open source software, free cultural works, or open content licences, rightsholders will not be a

The nmap software contains a combination of the GPL, LGPL and BSD licenses, and does so in a * software; you may redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the *

...e software livre de todo o mundo. O Projeto Fedora constrói comunidades de software livre e tem como resultado uma distribuição de Linux designada por "Fedor A missão do Projeto Fedora é liderar o avanço do software livre e conteúdos, funcionando como uma comunidade colaborativa.

* The software commons is Red Hat's supply chain. COPYRIGHTS PATENTS

Nevertheless fonts are not software, or are a very specialized form of software, and font packagers or reviewers should be familiar with font legal specifi ...an be granted for fonts, though this is relatively rare. (About 150 design patents for fonts have been granted in total by the USPTO.) A design patent lasts 1

Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. The licenses for most software are designed to take away your

...re libre alrededor del mundo. El Proyecto Fedora construye comunidades de software de código abierto y produce la distribución Linux llamada «Fedora». La misión del Proyecto Fedora es liderar el avance del software libre y de código abierto y el contenido como una comunidad de colaboraci�

This software was developed by the Computer Systems Engineering group at Lawrence All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display

generally accepted in the software development community for the 1.10. "Original Code" means Source Code of computer software code

* We don't "compete" with other Linux distributions; we advance free software in cooperation with upstream in a way that benefits everyone ...ly large audience, much of which falls outside our target audience of free software enthusiasts, developers, and remixers. Nevertheless, the stability and fea

...annels. There is however, some setup of hardware, drivers, and application software required so that the full range of tuning channels, recording, watching and ...e shows how to use an external software repository to provide pre-compiled software for the actual TV playback.}}

Please read this License carefully before downloading this software. By downloading or using this software, you are agreeing to be bound by

...nel globo. Il Fedora Project costruisce comunità di software open source software e produce una distribuzione Linux chiamata "Fedora." La missione del Fedora Project è di guidare lo sviluppo di contenuti e software [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html libero ed open-source] in una c

Please read this License carefully before downloading this software. By downloading and using this software, you are agreeing to be bound

...annels. There is however, some setup of hardware, drivers, and application software required so that the full range of tuning channels, recording, watching and ...o use an external software repository (RPM Fusion) to provide pre-compiled software for the actual TV playback.}}

...ure of participation. The Fedora Project is designed to showcase the best software the open source world has to offer, and to lead the advancement of the worl ...uses to yield on important issues such as software patents and proprietary software, allowing none of this into the

...However, we should avoid promoting nonfree software at the expense of free software, or other projects with which Fedora is closely aligned. : Software patents in the USA have been invalidated! #SCOTUS decision at ''URL''

...it distributes custom built (patched or something like that) RPMs of some software -- for example their own built Apache HTTPD Server -- but do not provide so ...server. It would, however, be a license violation for a product built on software licensed under the GPL (or any of a number of other reciprocative licenses)

accepted in the software development community for the electronic 1.10. "Original Code" means Source Code of computer software code

...tronic Distribution Mechanism" means a mechanism generally accepted in the software development community for the electronic transfer of data. * 1.12 "Original Code" means Source Code of computer software code which is described in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A as

...ludes the best, latest, and most robust collection of free and open source software available. The [[Overview]] details many of Fedora's strengths: {{Anchor|installing-software}}

...een a good reminder that there is a lot of misinformation out there around patents." ...an teach all of the basics of joining a collaborative free and open source software community without ever getting more technical than how to get an account an

Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> software and other kinds of works, specifically designed to ensure

...CodecBuddy, a Codeina-based program that tries to educate users about free software while giving them easy legal access to codecs by linking to the commercial ...han decoding and thus were not applicable and finally that the Frauenhofer patents had expired in the EU. He wondered if they also had expired in the USA.

software and other kinds of works, specifically designed to ensure cooperation with the community in the case of network server software.

...sed the number of languages Fedora is shipped, the number of our localized software, and their quality. Under this role, I coordinated twice the mass-move of d * Investigate how the law (in particular patents) differs in Europe and USA and study whether and how we could ship stuff th

''Projekt Fedora'' je partnerství členů komunity svobodného software z celého světa. Projekt Fedora buduje komunity otevřeného softwaru a pr Fedora je víc než jen kus software. Je to [[Statistics/cs| komunita přispěvatelů]] z [https://fedoraproject

...Project is in a position to know the pain of not having a desired piece of software included in the RHEL distribution, and also a unique position to do somethi * EPEL only provides free and open source software unencumbered by patents or any legal issues.

<abadger1999> What about our committment to only ship open source software? <wwoods> patents! PATENTS! BOO SCARY!

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Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or

...back to look at the bigger question, which is why to get involved in free software at all. | style="color: #42427e" | How is it that free software is free anyway?