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FOSSY 2024 CFP announcement

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May 23, 2024

FOSSY 2024 CFP and ticket sales are now open! Join us in Portland, OR on August 1-4th at Portland State University. This year our track selection runs the gamut from Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Supporting User Groups, FOSS in Education, Reproducibility and much much more. Whether you are a veteran of the FOSS conference circuit, or just starting your speaking career, we want to hear from you! FOSSY is a community focused conference focused on being accessible and highlighting the incredible work happening in free software.

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Excitement for GPL enforcement at Linux Plumbers

by Denver Gingerich on October 3, 2024

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amicus curiae

“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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