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9	9	However, people and companies can use any license they like, //as long as they don't call it Open Source.// Thus, I have helped the companies that are looking for a less-than-Open-Source license to standardize on one license and to find a brand that won't confuse anyone that their license is an Open Source one. Giving them a sane escape was better than creating conflict.
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11		-**I am defending the Free Speech rights of Open Source developers. **I was sued for three Million dollars for saying that a company's license violated the GPL. I have defended the case with the help of my friends at EFF and O'Melveny and Meyers. I've obtained this [[$300,000 bond from the plaintiff >>url:http://perens.com/static/OSS_Spenger_v_Perens/3_17-cv-04002-LB/doc1/pdf/100-1.pdf]]after winning the lower-court case (which will be paid to O'Melveny for their work on the lower court case), and have submitted all documents in two appeals which will soon be heard. We'll win, and establish a precedent for others who have been threatened. We should all [[support anti-SLAPP laws>>url:https://anti-slapp.org/your-states-free-speech-protection]] in states that haven't established them.
	11	+**I am defending the Free Speech rights of Open Source developers. **I was sued for three Million dollars for saying that a company violated the GPL. I have defended the case with the help of my friends at EFF and O'Melveny and Meyers. I've obtained this [[$300,000 bond from the plaintiff >>url:http://perens.com/static/OSS_Spenger_v_Perens/3_17-cv-04002-LB/doc1/pdf/100-1.pdf]]after winning the lower-court case (which will be paid to O'Melveny for their work on the lower court case), and have submitted all documents in two appeals which will soon be heard. We'll win, and establish a precedent for others who have been threatened. We should all [[support anti-SLAPP laws>>url:https://anti-slapp.org/your-states-free-speech-protection]] in states that haven't established them.
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13	13	**I am co-founder of OSI.** I made the first announcement of Open Source to the world more than 20 years ago, and am the main author of the Open Source Definition.
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15		-**I do science and space research in Open Source. **As CEO of [[Open Research Institute>>url:https://openresearch.institute/]], I am involved in development of cubesats, small satellites, that are 100% Open Source. I keynoted the [[Open Source Cubesat Workship>>url:https://2018.oscw.space/]] in 2018. I developed a [[policy and process for Open Source space projects to run international collaboration while avoiding regulation under ITAR and EAR>>url:https://openresearch.institute/itar-and-ear-strategy/]]. I co-authored [[a paper on Open Cars>>url:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2837598]], not Open Source but automobiles with plugs and standards so that self-driving systems and telematics can come from a competitive aftermarket rather than only the manufacturer, and had it accepted by one of the most prestigious legal journals. I evangelized [[Codec2>>url:http://www.rowetel.com/?page_id=452]] and recruited its main developer, and continue to promote it and work with the project today.
	15	+**I do science and space research in Open Source. **As CEO of [[Open Research Institute>>url:https://openresearch.institute/]], I am involved in development of cubesats, small satellites, that are 100% Open Source. I keynoted the [[Open Source Cubesat Workshop>>url:https://2018.oscw.space/]] in 2018. I developed a [[policy and process for Open Source space projects to run international collaboration while avoiding regulation under ITAR and EAR>>url:https://openresearch.institute/itar-and-ear-strategy/]]. I co-authored [[a paper on Open Cars>>url:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2837598]], not Open Source but automobiles with plugs and standards so that self-driving systems and telematics can come from a competitive aftermarket rather than only the manufacturer, and had it accepted by one of the most prestigious legal journals. I evangelized [[Codec2>>url:http://www.rowetel.com/?page_id=452]] and recruited its main developer, and continue to promote it and work with the project today.
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17	17	**I support collegial, fair, and equitable treatment of all Open Source participants. **Open Research Institute was founded, in part, to address harassment of a female researcher by the leadership of another non-profit space organization. She became our chief scientist. I put in place a [[code of conduct>>url:https://openresearch.institute/developer-and-participant-policies/]] derived from [[one on the Geek Feminism Wiki>>url:http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Community_anti-harassment/Policy]].
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