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   Free as in Freedom

   !FaiFCast 0x35: @bkuhn & @kaz discuss the !Oracle vs. !Google #copyright decision & how it doesn't impact !GPL nor !copyleft. ur1.ca/bulrg

   Wednesday, 05-Dec-12 13:27:15 UTC from identi.ca at 40°39'0"N 73°56'58"W
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      Bradley M. Kuhn

      I finally wrote my "nothing to see here; move along" blog post about the !Oracle v. !Google #coyright decision. http://ur1.ca/by0m7

      Monday, 10-Dec-12 01:12:22 UTC from identi.ca
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      Bradley M. Kuhn

      I finally wrote my "nothing to see here; move along" blog post about the !Oracle v. !Google #copyright decision. http://ur1.ca/by0m7

      Monday, 10-Dec-12 01:13:38 UTC from identi.ca
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         Evan Prodromou

         @bkuhn I think there's been a long history in computing around the copyrightability of languages and APIs. Not prima facie ridiculous.

         Tuesday, 11-Dec-12 20:07:19 UTC from identi.ca at 45°30'31"N 73°35'16"W
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         Evan Prodromou

         Saying that API copyrights are ridiculous because, hey, #Wine implements a non-standard API, is very weak proof.

         Tuesday, 11-Dec-12 20:14:43 UTC from identi.ca at 45°30'31"N 73°35'16"W
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         Evan Prodromou

         Many of the "copycat" APIs that we are used to, like POSIX, are actually made available under some standards regime.

         Tuesday, 11-Dec-12 20:15:35 UTC from identi.ca at 45°30'31"N 73°35'16"W
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         Evan Prodromou

         #StatusNet implement a work-alike API created for Twitter; this has always been something that concerns me.

         Tuesday, 11-Dec-12 20:16:33 UTC from identi.ca at 45°30'31"N 73°35'16"W
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            Bradley M. Kuhn

            @evan, are you still concerned about it now? I hope not. I doubt, even if #StatusNet gets bigger #Twitter will test the law on this!

            Thursday, 13-Dec-12 01:00:40 UTC from identi.ca
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         Evan Prodromou

         To a very large extent, the success of Free and Open Source software has depended on our ability to make work-alike software.

         Tuesday, 11-Dec-12 20:27:50 UTC from identi.ca at 45°30'31"N 73°35'16"W