General Manager of Open Source Initiative (OSI) Brought Microsoft Money to the Conservancy for Two Years in a Row, Letting a Copyleft Foe and GPL Violator Buy Keynote Talks in Copyleft Events
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-08-21 19:50:37 UTC
- Modified: 2020-08-21 19:50:37 UTC
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