Evaluating a program’s free software licensing with Craig Topham
| When |
Aug 15, 2026
from 08:15 PM to 09:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Where | The New Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave, New York City, New York, 10001 United States |
Disclaimer: this event is not organized by the FSF.
Description
Being able to take a random program from the Internet and be confident whether it is free software or not, solely based on the available documentation within the program’ s source code, is a useful skill. (This is not legal advice and Craig is not a lawyer.) This workshop involves walking the participants through the evaluation process of a computer program’ s licensing in order to determine if it is eligible for entry in the Free Software Foundation’s Free Software Directory.
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Speaker bios
Craig Topham came to work for the Free Software Foundation at the end of 2018. Besides hosting the weekly Friday Free Software Directory meeting on libera.chat #fsf from 12:00—15:00 Eastern Time, some of Craig’s FSF duties include: handling copyright assignments, GPL compliance for FSF-copyrighted works, and helping with the “Respect Your Freedom” program. As well as the desire to see free software thrive, Craig also envisions a world where everyone’s inner light shines brightly.
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