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March 22, 2015 - Karen M. Sandler, Executive Director at Software Freedom Conservancy, talks about enforcing the GPL at LibrePlanet 2015. Topics include: Free and Open Source software projects at Software Freedom Conservancy; personal details; GPL synopsis; FSF acknowledgement; requests under secrecy for GPL enforcement from ideological developers, heads and lawyers from open source companies; success of the Linux kernel due to the GPL; free software is everywhere and yet freedoms are constantly eroded; developers upset because GPL is treated as LGPL by companies; GPL Compliance Project for Linux developers with a coalition of non-public members; profile on VMware as non GPL compliant company; Bradley M. Kuhn's interactions with VMware; Christoph Hellwig's and Till Jaeger's interactions with VMware; profile on lawsuit against VMware; case on derivative works; #VMwareDTRT; statement of support by FSF's executive director; support by organizations and kernel developers; non-public reaction from companies; GPL enforcement is political; Software Freedom Conservancy as a small company and need for help; fundraiser and anonymous $50,000 match; advocacy; public support could influence the lawsuit; copyleft.org; questions and answers.
Copyright 2015
Note: This video may only be used for purposes such as criticism, review, private study, scholarship, or research.
March 22, 2015 - Karen M. Sandler, Executive Director at Software Freedom Conservancy, talks about enforcing the GPL at LibrePlanet 2015. Topics include: Free and Open Source software projects at Software Freedom Conservancy; personal details; GPL synopsis; FSF acknowledgement; requests under secrecy for GPL enforcement from ideological developers, heads and lawyers from open source companies; success of the Linux kernel due to the GPL; free software is everywhere and yet freedoms are constantly eroded; developers upset because GPL is treated as LGPL by companies; GPL Compliance Project for Linux developers with a coalition of non-public members; profile on VMware as non GPL compliant company; Bradley M. Kuhn's interactions with VMware; Christoph Hellwig's and Till Jaeger's interactions with VMware; profile on lawsuit against VMware; case on derivative works; #VMwareDTRT; statement of support by FSF's executive director; support by organizations and kernel developers; non-public reaction from companies; GPL enforcement is political; Software Freedom Conservancy as a small company and need for help; fundraiser and anonymous $50,000 match; advocacy; public support could influence the lawsuit; copyleft.org; questions and answers.
Copyright 2015
Note: This video may only be used for purposes such as criticism, review, private study, scholarship, or research.
