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October 17, 2024

Exterior shot of Smith Memorial Student Union building at Portland State University Campus

A view towards the Smith Memorial Student Union, copyright Karen Sandler, CC-BY 3.0

Mark you calendars - FOSSY will return July 31 to August 3, 2025! The next iteration of FOSSY will once again take place at the Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union.

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Excitement for GPL enforcement at Linux Plumbers

by Denver Gingerich on October 3, 2024

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“Amicus curiae” literally means “friend of the court” and is what you call someone who isn’t a party to the case but,because of their strong interest or expertise in the subject matter of the case, has information or argument that the court would find useful in reaching a decision.

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