BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, December 19, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to Gluglug X60 laptops. The RYF certification mark means that the product meets the FSF’s standards in regard to users’ freedom, control over the product, and privacy. This is the first laptop to receive…
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Improved Active Directory Support in nss_ldap
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The latest release of nss_ldap includes improved support for Active Directory. Source: oss
Current Versions of PADL Software (May 2008)
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This article notes the current versions of PADL open source and commercial software packages at May 1, 2006. Source: oss
Novell announces Open Enterprise Server 2 Service Pack 1
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Source: oss
NIS/LDAP Gateway Version 2.2 Released
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Source: oss
New Open Source Projects for 2013
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PADL has announced three new open source projects for 2013. Source: oss
Why Invest in Automated Open Source License Management?
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Why Invest in Automated Open Source License Management? Impact of uncertainties around software components Any uncertainty around either ownership of software or compliance with the licenses associated with software can deter downstream users, reduce ability to create partnerships, create litigation risk to the company and the downstream users, threaten closures in funding deals, negatively…
An Open Source World: A Primer on Licenses, Obligations, and Your Company
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What Is Open Source Software? Open source software (OSS) refers to software in which, among other things, the source code is made available to the public. This is important because the open source community and various ecosystems can modify, improve, and incorporate the code into other works. Whereas with proprietary software, usually only the machine-readable…