More than anyone else, Richard Stallman is driving the GPLv3 debate (although Eben Moglen is clearly another crucially important figure). What follows is a transcript of a short interview that took place on 6 October, 2006. In it, RMS talked about the issues that lie behind the GPLv3, and gave his thoughts on the concerns expressed by the Linux coders, some of which were raised in the posting below.

Could you give a little background to the drafting of the GNU GPLv3?

The purpose of the GNU GPL is to defend for all users the freedoms that define free software. It doesn't make sense in terms of open source. It's the result of implementing the philosophy of free software in the most strong way that we can. So all the version of the GPL have prevented middlemen from restricting subsequent users by changing the licence. Some free software licences permit that, for example the X11 licence permits that. The various BSD licences permit that. But the GPL was specifically designed not to permit that - you cannot add restrictions making the program non free.

Announcing the D5000 Contest Winner - [FSF.US]

DRM.info: Informing about the dangers of controlling private media use
(2006-10-03) - Early this morning, a group of contributing organisations and authors
launched DRM.info, a collaborative information platform about the
potential dangers of Digital Restriction Management (DRM) initiated by
the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). The contributing groups come
from different areas, such as digital freedom, network activism, consumer
rights and libraries. [FSF.Europe]

GPLv3: recent misleading information - The Free Software Foundation wishes to clarify a
few factual points about the Second Discussion
Draft of GNU GPL version 3, on which recent
discussion has presented inaccurate information. [FSF.US]

Call for nominations for the 2006 FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software - Nominations are requested by 31 October 2006. [FSF.US]

Watch this short animated film about Treacherous Computing - The film is by Benjamin Stephen and Lutz Vogel. [FSF.US]

FSFE Newsletter
(2006-09-08) - Topics:
Moving forward in the GPLv3 public consultation process,
SELF project issues call for material,
New office in Sweden,
School of Art and Design Zürich donates hosting services to FSFE,
Giacomo Poderi ends his internship,
Alex Antener joins the core team. [FSF.Europe]

Here are the free software users groups listed by country:

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one simple test server that runs on your laptop.

Step by step Instructions on how to create and log into our node to the wonderfull world of IM with the Jabber protocol.

*What is Jabber?!
Take a step back and look at the Jabber FAQ for more info.
http://www.jabber.org/user/userfaq.shtml Jabber FAQ.

GAIM vs PSI
I recommend you use PSI as it is a native jabber client. Since you will be using aim gateways you won't need any aol software at all!. PSI supports Windows/Linux/MacOSX.PSI supports more jabber settings than Gaim. From PSI you don't need to log into the website to connect to aim or msn transport, you can do this from the PSI client.

This is the first piece in my blog, the only thing I can say is that to build this site is a long long way to go..
is hard, lot of hacks but since is php, it was possible.
I am so tired I cant even type anymore..
nite nite