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Episode 0x10: Linux License Violations

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Dan Lynch (filling in for Karen) and Bradley play and discuss

Matthew Garrett's talk GPL
Violations: What Are We Doing? (aka Linux License
Violations) from the Linux Collaboration Summit 2011.

If you want to listen to only the off-topic parts of this oggcast, please download the FaiF 0x10 Off-Topic Remix.

Show Notes:
Segment 0 (00:34)
  • FaiF Producer Dan Lynch is filling in for Karen
    • as co-host this week. (00:43)
  • Karen got married on the day
    • Dan and Bradley recorded the oggcast. (01:03)
  • Dan is also known as the co-host of Linux Outlaws, host of Rat Hole Radio, and occasional co-host of FLOSS Weekly. (02:05)
  • Bradley mentioned Dick
    • Van Dyke's admission (06:56)
    Segment 1 (08:05)
    • This segment is Matthew Garrett's talk GPL
      • Violations: What Are We Doing? (aka Linux License
      Violations) from the Linux Collaboration Summit 2011.
    • Matthew Garrett released the slides
      • from his talk which you can follow along with during the talk.
      Segment 2 (51:29)
      • Bradley mentioned that Matthew is particularly interested in the GPL violations
        • on Android/Linux devices that he's found. (52:57)
      • Bradley mentioned Greg
        • Kroah-Hartman's GPL enforcement against Microsoft, which Bradley
        also blogged
        about a few years ago. (55:51)
      • Dan asked Bradley about DMCA usage in GPL enforcement. Bradley
        • explained that there is a process called DMCA
        takedown that Matthew was discussing. (57:30)
      • Dan and Bradley discussed the Linux
        • Foundation Open Compliance Program. (1:05:05)
      • Bradley mentions that he is completely opposed to criminal
        • penalties for copyright infringement, and mentioned his ACTA commenting
        blog post. (1:12:13)
      • Bradley and Dan discussed the Sony
        • DVD rootkit. (1:15:17)
      • Karen's
        wedding
        invitation
        got
        some
        press
        since
        it
        was a
        working
        record
        player.
        (1:16:58)
      • Karen and Mike's wedding song is at the end of the oggcast, but you
        • can also download the
        song from the wedding
        website. (1:21:08)

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