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Submission + - FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions

donaldrobertson writes: The Free Software Foundation today announced PureOS as an endorsed GNU/Linux distro. PureOS is an operating system focused on privacy, security and ease of use. Endorsement means the system meets the FSF's Free System Distribution Guidelines by providing and promoting only free software, with a dedication to making sure the system always remains free.

Submission + - The Free Software Foundation's statement on Canonical's updated licensing terms (fsf.org)

donaldrobertson writes: "On July 15th, 2015, the Free Software Foundation's Licensing and Compliance Lab, along with the Software Freedom Conservancy, announces that, after two years of negotiations, Canonical, Ltd. has published an update to the licensing terms of Ubuntu GNU/Linux.

This update now makes Canonical's policy unequivocally comply with the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and other free software licenses. It does this by adding a "trump clause" that prevails in all situations possibly covered by the policy:"

Comment Judges don't read many cases (Score 1) 397

It would be impossible for even a superhuman judge to read every court document that comes their way. Judges often rely upon their clerks to actually get all the court documents read and understood. The clerk will often deal with smaller trial motions, such as motions to dismiss, then report to the judge on how they should rule. This doesn't make the author's situation any better though. Just because a judge isn't able to read all the documents doesn't mean that they shouldn't be read. In all likelihood it was the clerk who was not doing his duty. Many judges (who decide whether to keep a particular clerk in their employ) might actually be a little intrigued to find out whether their clerks were doing their jobs or not.

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