23:21, I messed up “Service as a Software Substitute” (SAASS), useful article.
How to use GNU licenses for your own software.
How to choose a license for your own work.Various Licenses and Comments about Them.Seminars on free software licensing & GPL compliance.The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement.Besides the desire to see free software thrive, Craig also envisions a world where everyone’s inner light shines bright. Some of Craig’s FSF duties include: handling copyright assignments, GPL compliance for FSF-copyrighted works, and helping with the Respect Your Freedom program. Prior to the FSF, Craig worked as a PC/Network Technician for the City of Eugene, Oregon for twelve years. This licensing list starts with the best summary of each of the licenses in the GPL family and beyond.Ĭraig has been an Associate Member since 2007, and he came to work for the Free Software Foundation as a Copyright and Licensing Associate at the end of 2018.The Structure and Administration of the GNU Project.We finished the interview with our usual quick questions. We followed by going through some myths surrounding the GNU licenses and a general discussion about freedom and privacy. We asked him about his take on the philosophical differences between GNU style licenses and the MIT/BSD licenses in regard to the debate between user and developper freedom. Some of the differences between the different versions of the GPL were presented later in the discussion to show the improvements brought in the version 3 in regard to the compliance and patent sections. We asked questions about the specificities of licensing your code in the context of scientific software and the issue with licenses proliferation. We went through the GPL, LGPL, AGPL and GFDL licenses to explain some of their differences and why you may want to use one instead of another. The portion of the interview centered around the GNU project with an emphasis on the GNU software licenses. We started by discussing about his involvment in the compliance team at the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and what got him interested in the topic of free software. In episode 31, we interviewed Craig Topham from the Licensing and Compliance Team of the GNU Project about GNU software licenses. Therefore, the current status of FSF and recent events are not discussed in this episode. However, due to the pandemic we could not release the episode timely. Note : This interview was recorded in the summer of 2020. Your browser does not support the audio element.