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Linux Pipeline Newsletter www.LinuxPipeline.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006 In This Issue: - Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 1.5 Email Client - Wiki Offers Anonymous Blogging Tips - Microsoft Refutes Windows 'Back Door' Claim For WMF Bug - More News... - Proposed GPL Update Open For Business - Does Microsoft Patent Victory Bode Ill For Open Source? - Craigslist Founder Envisions New-Media Future For Journalists - More Picks... Join InformationWeek for a FREE, live TechWebCast on Understanding and Improving IT. In this TechWebcast IT executives will learn how to align IT capabilities with business strategies, leveraging balanced scorecards to define their goals and critical success factors for the provision of IT to the business, and using measurement frameworks to ensure IT is improving. Tuesday, January 31, 2006 ? 11:00-12:00 PT / 2:00-3:00 ET "http://www.techweb.com/webcasts/improvingit013106" ----------------------------------------- Editor's Note: Happy A draft version of what will be the first update to the General Public License in nearly 15 years went public yesterday. From what I gather poking around the Web, most Open Source developers, users, and fellow travelers are mostly very happy with what they see so far. In fact, while I expect to find myself snowboarding in hell before our crowded house declares its unanimous support for anything, judging from the tenor of Paula Rooney's coverage of the GPL v. 3 draft release, this process could end up being easier and less contentious than any of us could have expected. Better yet, the draft also gave many of the business professionals with a stake in the GPL update a pleasant surprise: The sleepless nights they spent worrying that Richard Stallman would hand them a crudely relabeled copy of the Communist Manifesto, mumble something about "suckers," and wander away chuckling to himself proved to be unfounded. (Here's a link to a copy of the GPL v. 3 draft, available on a FSF-sponsored site that includes tools for viewing and making comments addressing the license draft.) Actually, I never really understood why anyone in the business community would conclude that Richard Stallman was contemplating any sort of dirty trick designed to screw up their business models. Stallman is, even to his opponents, a remarkably consistent, focused, and strong-willed person. And while one may certainly disagree with his intellectual and philosophical arguments supporting Free Software, I can't help but smile at the idea that Stallman's relentless pursuit of individual liberty could get him tarred as a "Communist." In any case, the rapid growth and innovation we've seen around open-source products lately, including many applications where GPL software plays a direct or indirect role, speaks volumes to me about its relevance and usefulness in the business world. Enjoy your week, and stay in touch!
Matt McKenzie
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Wiki Offers Anonymous Blogging Tips
Microsoft Refutes Windows 'Back Door' Claim For WMF Bug
iUpload Pitches Blogs As Enterprise Communication Tools
iPod Lessons Lighten UK Newbies' Wallets
Wiki Developer Debuts Net-Based Spreadsheet App Editor's Picks Proposed GPL Update Open For Business The Free Software Foundation's first General Public License update in 14 years improves its compatibility with other open-source licenses, gives DRM and patent parasites the kiss-off, and even takes a more business-friendly tone than many executives feared it might.
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