"Community" Site Deleted by Jeffrey Epstein-Connected 'Linux' Foundation Had Interview Where Eben Moglen Spoke of GPLv3 and of DRM, Back Doors Etc.
Deleting what happened or what was said two decades ago
Before the Linux Foundation demolished and destroyed linux.com (it became a shrine to Microsoft) there was this article in it about Eben Moglen and the GPLv3 in the wake of the Microsoft/Novell patent collusion. We are reproducing it today because it covers important facets:
One of the highlights of my visit to San Diego for the Red Hat Summit was the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with Professor Eben Moglen. From that interview, we have selected six segments on various topics for your viewing pleasure, and will be publishing one each day this week. First up, an explanation of all the things that GPLv3 is about other than the MS/Novell deal.Professor Moglen explains briefly about GPLv3's work on globalization of the software license, preventing harm to others by members of the community, and the most contentious in earlier drafts, DRM.
There is a video there.
Quoting GNU.org archives: "When users lack the freedoms that define free software, they can't tell what the software is doing, can't check for back doors, can't monitor possible viruses and worms, can't find out what personal information is being reported (or stop the reports, even if they do find out). If it breaks, they can't fix it; they have to wait for the developer to exercise its power to do so. If it simply isn't quite what they need, they are stuck with it. They can't help each other improve it."
This back doors problem is getting more severe over time due to government demands.
It is a shame - but not surprising - that the so-called 'Linux' Foundation destroyed this site and eliminated many good articles from real journalists (the late Joe Barr in this case), not ones bribed to produce puff pieces for Linux Foundation clients. █
