The GPL Compliance Lab

Autor(es) David "Novalis" Turner

Macrotema Política / Filosofia

Horário 02 de Junho - quinta, 17:15/18:15, 40T

Descrição

The Free Software Foundation wrote the GPL to protect Free Software. But the GPL doesn't work alone it needs legal defense. FSF's GPL Compliance Lab Enforcing the GPL for years. I will discuss how the lab protects software freedom, and how you can protect the freedom of your software. Legal technology alone isn't enough to keep Free Software free. It also takes diplomacy and strategy. I'll discuss the legal theory behind the GPL, and how a small organization can convince multinational corporations to comply with the GPL.

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David "Novalis" Turner

David "Novalis" Turner is a GPL Compliance Engineer for the Free Software Foundation. He keeps Free Software free and helps people to better understand Free Software licensing.