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I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including: | I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including: | ||
* [http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/schedule/speaker/46421 Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful] ([http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/profile/46421 OSCON 2011]) | * [http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/schedule/speaker/46421 Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful] ([http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/profile/46421 OSCON 2011]) | ||
* [https://archive.fosdem.org/2012/schedule/speaker/richard_fontana.html The | * [https://archive.fosdem.org/2012/schedule/speaker/richard_fontana.html The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It] (FOSDEM 2012) | ||
* The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast [http://faif.us/cast/2012/may/22/0x29/ recording] | * [https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit/fontana The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It] (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast [http://faif.us/cast/2012/may/22/0x29/ recording] | ||
* [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/speakers/richard-fontana.html Improving the Open Source Legal System] | * [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/speakers/richard-fontana.html Improving the Open Source Legal System] | ||
Upcoming talks: | Upcoming talks: | ||
* [http://lcna2012.sched.org/speaker/richardfontana#.UBBnQDtxFFc The Tragedy of the Commons Gatekeepers] (LinuxCon NA 2012) | * [http://lcna2012.sched.org/speaker/richardfontana#.UBBnQDtxFFc The Tragedy of the Commons Gatekeepers] (LinuxCon NA 2012) | ||
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* [http://opensource.com/law/12/1/the-new-mpl The new MPL (opensource.com)] | * [http://opensource.com/law/12/1/the-new-mpl The new MPL (opensource.com)] | ||
* [http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2010012701635OSRH The free software way] | * [http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2010012701635OSRH The free software way] | ||
There's an old (2008) [http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3732306/Red+Hat+Expands+Legal+Firepower.htm news article] about Rob Tiller and me joining Red Hat. | |||
I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use. | I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use. | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 29 July 2012
Richard Fontana
My name is Richard Fontana. Currently I am something of a leech as far as contributing to the Fedora Project is concerned, but I do help out in the course of performing my day job as Open Source Licensing and Patent Counsel at Red Hat.
I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including:
- Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful (OSCON 2011)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (FOSDEM 2012)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast recording
- Improving the Open Source Legal System
Upcoming talks:
- The Tragedy of the Commons Gatekeepers (LinuxCon NA 2012)
Some articles and essays I've written:
There's an old (2008) news article about Rob Tiller and me joining Red Hat.
I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use.
Prior to joining Red Hat in 2008, I worked as Counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center, where I worked on various legal matters for nonprofit free software and open source projects and organizations, the best known of which was my work on GPLv3 for the FSF.
Contact
- Mail: rfontana at redhat dot com
- IRC: fontana on freenode
- Fedora Account: ref
- Identi.ca: fontana
- Twitter: richardfontana
- Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108734078357082390655
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfontana
Some Other People Named Richard Fontana
I am not (nor do I know or am I related to): a Yonkers solo practitioner specializing to some degree in PI law, or a Monterey web designer.