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Grateful Dead backtracks on download ban

Facing criticism from thousands of fans, the Grateful Dead appears to have backtracked on recent moves to deter people from trading free copies of concert recordings over the Internet. After consulting with the legendary jam band, a nonprofit group that distributes the group’s music online had restored the audience recordings for downloading and streaming on Thursday. The organization, called the …

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Nips and tucks for open source

Change is in the wind for some prominent open-source software, with a reworking of the license covering Linux and a makeover for the Firefox browser. Overhauling the Linux license Rules governing use of free software programs to be revised for the first time in 15 years, beginning Wednesday.The New York Times November 30, 2005 Mozilla takes wraps off Firefox 1.5 …

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