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AnnouncementsBrief items Creative Commons 4.0 process startsThe Creative Commons project has announced the beginning of the process leading to version 4.0 of its license suite. They have some specific issues to solve and are looking for input on other improvements that should be made to the licenses at the same time. "The treatment of sui generis database rights in the 3.0 licenses continues to be a show-stopper for many, including governments in Europe. This fosters an environment in which custom licenses proliferate, inevitably resulting in silos of incompatibly-licensed content that cannot be maximally shared and remixed. But there exist still other reasons for pursuing 4.0 at this time, including the desire to adjust the licenses to more fully support adoption by intergovernmental organizations and those looking for a more internationally-oriented license suite."
The Linaro Community Contributor ProcessThe Linaro project has announced the creation of its "community contributor process." "Linaro itself is now an organisation of around 120 engineers, but as we continue to grow the community around us is also growing fast. We're grateful to the many people who are participating in our success, and so we're introducing the Community Contributor process to recognise those community members who have sustained contributions over a significant period of time." Benefits to being named a "Community Contributor" include a Linaro email address and "IRC cloak"; all one has to do is to sign an agreement giving a broad copyright and patent license to Linaro for all contributions made from that email address.
Articles of interest 2011: The Year of Linux Disappointments (Datamation)According to this Datamation article by Bruce Byfield, 2011 was "a kidney stone of a year" for free software. "Not that any great disaster struck in the last twelve months. For many -- even most -- businesses and community projects, the year was routine, with new products and releases rolling out like any other year. However, at the same time, opposition to free software continued to build in 2011. Nor was the year a lucky one for anyone taking a new direction. In fact, when you look back at 2011, most of the major events were disappointments, only occasionally softened by unexpected secondary results."
FSFE: Helsinki city officials report high satisfaction with Free SoftwareThe Free Software Foundation Europe reports on a program to switch Helsinki, Finland government employees away from MS Office to OpenOffice. "During year 2011 a number of projects have been started to increase of use of Free Software in the public administration in Finland. Besides Helsinki, similar initiatives have been undertaken in the city councils of Tampere, Turku, Paimio and Salo, usually started by the council members. In the spring of 2011 71 % of members of parliament responded "yes" to the claim that the state should prefer Free Software (such as GNU/Linux and OpenOffice) in its ICT acquisitions."
Calls for Presentations Embedded Linux Conference Call for PresentationsThe Embedded Linux Conference (ELC 2012) will take place February 15-17 in Redwood Shores, California. The Call For Participation is open until January 6, 2012.
GNU Tools Cauldron 2012 - 2nd Call for Abstracts and ParticipationGNU Tools Cauldron 2012 is scheduled for July 9-11 in Prague, Czech Republic. Abstract submissions must be in by the end of January 2012. "The purpose of this workshop is to gather all GNU tools developers, discuss current/future work, coordinate efforts, exchange reports on ongoing efforts, discuss development plans for the next 12 months, developer tutorials and any other related discussions." The event is still in the planning stage so the exact date in July is subject to change.
Upcoming Events LibrePlanet 2012 conference announcedThe Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced that the 2012 LibrePlanet conference will take place in Boston, Massachusetts on March 24-25, 2012. The call for papers is open until January 14.
SCALE prep continuesEarly bird registration for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) closes December 21. The conference takes place January 20-22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Events: December 15, 2011 to February 13, 2012The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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