Sunday, February 13, 2011

[LINUX_Newbies] Re: ACTA

 



--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> First let me apologize for cross-posting, not something that I usually do.
>
> The FSF is organizing a campaign in the US to protest ACTA
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>

I've read the link and I do not see how this affects Linux users in any significant way. No one using Linux is breaking any kind of copyright or trademark laws I am aware of. The kernel is still governed by GPLv2 right? I'm good with it.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

But thanks for the heads up Roy. Gives me a chuckle thinking about all those warez running commercial software users out there. Turn the screws on them I say! ha-ha

In other news:

http://www.fsf.org/news/debian-squeeze-makes-key-progress-toward-being-a-fully-free-distribution

Always ahead of the curve.

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