Video: Free Software, GPL, DRM, Copyrights, and Software Patents
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2007-10-24 04:42:09 UTC
Modified: 2007-10-24 04:44:27 UTC
In a video that was uploaded to YouTube a few days ago, Richard Stallman talks about Free software, the GPLv3, and mixing 'intellectual property' with 'software patents' -- something that Microsoft deliberately does in order to confuse.
At times it seems like what we deal with are many weak patents (on algorithms), valuations or speculations based on hype ("hey hi"), and stocks held by Microsoft and its own staff
As noted a few days ago, several times in fact, many people now recognise the importance of the FSF's mission, even if most people don't know what the FSF is