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What is the difference between free as in beer and free as in speech?
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22 points
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peter_d_sherman
on Jan 25, 2024
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Can someone besides the original author upstream downstream changes?
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1 point
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soraminazuki
on Aug 2, 2023
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Is Java (JRE) still free for commercial use?
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2 points
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kukx
on June 1, 2022
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What is the difference between FOSS and FLOSS?
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2 points
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IA21
on June 9, 2021
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The Story of iText
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5 points
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abetusk
on June 6, 2021
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How to Avoid Getting AWSed?
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1 point
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magusd
on Feb 7, 2021
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How to avoid an Open Source project being AWSed?
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1 point
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notRobot
on Feb 6, 2021
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Is license compatibility a partial order?
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2 points
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todsacerdoti
on Feb 6, 2021
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Is it wrong to demand features in open-source projects?
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8 points
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theabbie
on Feb 5, 2021
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How to Avoid Being AWSed?
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1 point
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notRobot
on Feb 4, 2021
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Does the CC-BY-SA License require that source code of derivative work be shared?
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1 point
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whereistimbo
on Jan 13, 2021
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Are CDDL and GPL Incompatible?
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2 points
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turrini
on Oct 7, 2019
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Why does Linux still use the GPLv2?
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26 points
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rahuldottech
on Sept 3, 2019
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Is there a generally accepted “anti-copyleft” clause or license for Open Source?
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1 point
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parvenu74
on June 4, 2018
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In an open sourced project who is the owner?
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2 points
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wslh
on April 26, 2018
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If I build a smart bomb with Linux and GPL text inside, is this enough to comply?
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3 points
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pombreda
on Nov 22, 2017
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I lost the source code for programs I released as GPL. What to do?
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2 points
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smegel
on Sept 6, 2017
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Google just open sourced their open source policy. Who else?
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2 points
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pombreda
on March 29, 2017
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Of the differences between the GPLv3 and the AGPLv3 texts: what to make of them?
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2 points
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pombreda
on Jan 31, 2017
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Use of AGPL software after author deleted repository
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4 points
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akkartik
on Feb 28, 2016
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