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An open letter to Victoria A. Espinel, US "IP Czar"

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http://linuxo.com – Free Software Magazine: "Given the short notice (only six days!), I was not able to come up with a more detailed response, but I did want to express my dismay at the way these policies are being framed." (General)

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Earlier today (March 24th, 2010), I submitted this response to the IPEC call for public comment on future Intellectual Property enforcement policy. Given the short notice (only six days!), I was not able to come up with a more detailed response, but I did want to express my dismay at the way these policies are being framed.

Free Software Magazine: "There seems to be no respite from the predations of Microsoft FUD and the machinations of Big Business. Just when it seemed safe to come out of the closet and admit to being a user of free and open source software without being accused of being a Communist, it appears that we are now criminals too"

Free Software Foundation: "Two months ago, we published an open letter to Google, "Free VP8, and use it on YouTube" � today we're happy to congratulate Google for making this request a reality."

Free Software Magazine: "One of the great advantages of using a free license for a work is that you can re-use a growing body of free-licensed source material to help you do it. But it can seem a little daunting to find the material that you both want and can legally use."

The Party of Gno 2 years 48 weeks ago

Linux Magazine: "It's time for the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and other free software supporters to stop being the Party of Gno, and start thinking of positive ways to push for software freedom."

Free Software Magazine: "As I was working on a sound track project for a science-fiction film I've been working on, I remembered reading an article in Free Software Magazine, by Gianluca Pignalberi, in which he described filtering using Gimp and a command-line program then called �ARSE� (version 0.1)."

Linux Pro Magazine: ""People with disabilities deserve to have control of their own technological destinies."

Free Software Magazine: "Often, when modelling in 3D, it's necessary to create a �backdrop� panoramic image. Typically this shows sky and distant land which should appear behind the foreground action."

ars Technica: "Watching two proprietary software companies deeply opposed to computer user freedom lob accusations back and forth about who is more opposed to freedom has been surreal, to say the least."