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== Richard Fontana == | == Richard Fontana == | ||
| − | My name is Richard Fontana. Currently I am something of a leech as far as contributing to the Fedora Project is concerned, but I do help out in the course of performing my day job as Open Source Licensing Counsel at Red Hat. | + | My name is Richard Fontana. Currently I am something of a leech as far as contributing to the Fedora Project is concerned, but I do help out in the course of performing my day job as Open Source Licensing and Patent Counsel at Red Hat. |
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| + | I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including: | ||
| + | * [http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/schedule/speaker/46421 Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful] ([http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/profile/46421 OSCON 2011]) | ||
| + | * [https://archive.fosdem.org/2012/schedule/speaker/richard_fontana.html The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It] (FOSDEM 2012) | ||
| + | * [https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit/fontana The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It] (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast [http://faif.us/cast/2012/may/22/0x29/ recording] | ||
| + | * [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/speakers/richard-fontana.html Improving the Open Source Legal System] | ||
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| + | Upcoming talks: | ||
| + | * [http://lcna2012.sched.org/speaker/richardfontana#.UBBnQDtxFFc The Tragedy of the Commons Gatekeepers] (LinuxCon NA 2012) | ||
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| + | Some articles and essays I've written: | ||
| + | * [http://opensource.com/law/12/1/the-new-mpl The new MPL (opensource.com)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2010012701635OSRH The free software way] | ||
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| + | There's an old (2008) [http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3732306/Red+Hat+Expands+Legal+Firepower.htm news article] about Rob Tiller and me joining Red Hat. | ||
I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use. | I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use. | ||
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| + | Prior to joining Red Hat in 2008, I worked as Counsel at the [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/about/team/ Software Freedom Law Center], where I worked on various legal matters for nonprofit free software and open source projects and organizations, the best known of which was my work on GPLv3 for the FSF. | ||
== Contact == | == Contact == | ||
*'''Mail''': rfontana at redhat dot com | *'''Mail''': rfontana at redhat dot com | ||
| − | *'''IRC''': fontana on freenode | + | *'''IRC''': fontana on freenode |
| − | *'''Fedora Account''': ref | + | *'''Fedora Account''': [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ref ref] |
*'''Identi.ca''': [http://identi.ca/fontana fontana] | *'''Identi.ca''': [http://identi.ca/fontana fontana] | ||
| − | *'''Twitter''': richardfontana | + | *'''Twitter''': [https://twitter.com/richardfontana richardfontana] |
| + | *'''Google+''': [https://plus.google.com/u/0/108734078357082390655 https://plus.google.com/u/0/108734078357082390655] | ||
| + | *'''LinkedIn''': [http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfontana http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfontana] | ||
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| + | == Some Other People Named Richard Fontana == | ||
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| + | I am not (nor do I know or am I related to): a [http://www.richardfontanalaw.com/directions.htm Yonkers] [http://www.richardfontanalaw.com/ solo] [http://www.richardfontanalaw.com/profile.htm practitioner] [http://www.richardfontanalaw.com/practice.htm specializing] to some degree in [http://www.richardfontanaesq.com/ PI] [http://www.richardfontanaesq.com/Attorneys/ law], or a Monterey [http://www.nilhremprod.com/ web designer]. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:52, 29 July 2012
[edit] Richard Fontana
My name is Richard Fontana. Currently I am something of a leech as far as contributing to the Fedora Project is concerned, but I do help out in the course of performing my day job as Open Source Licensing and Patent Counsel at Red Hat.
I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including:
- Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful (OSCON 2011)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (FOSDEM 2012)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast recording
- Improving the Open Source Legal System
Upcoming talks:
- The Tragedy of the Commons Gatekeepers (LinuxCon NA 2012)
Some articles and essays I've written:
There's an old (2008) news article about Rob Tiller and me joining Red Hat.
I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use.
Prior to joining Red Hat in 2008, I worked as Counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center, where I worked on various legal matters for nonprofit free software and open source projects and organizations, the best known of which was my work on GPLv3 for the FSF.
[edit] Contact
- Mail: rfontana at redhat dot com
- IRC: fontana on freenode
- Fedora Account: ref
- Identi.ca: fontana
- Twitter: richardfontana
- Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108734078357082390655
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfontana
[edit] Some Other People Named Richard Fontana
I am not (nor do I know or am I related to): a Yonkers solo practitioner specializing to some degree in PI law, or a Monterey web designer.
