• ContentWeekly EditionArchivesSearchKernelSecurityEvents calendarUnread commentsLWN FAQWrite for us Weekly Edition Archives Search Kernel Security Events calendar Unread comments LWN FAQ Write for us The Book of Remind Dianne Skoll, creator and maintainer of the command-line calendar and alarm programRemind, hasannouncedthe release ofThe Book of Remind. • As the name suggests, it is a step-by-step guide to learning how to use Remind, and a useful supplement to the extensiveremind(1)man page. • The book is free to download. • Is it free software?Posted Feb 20, 2026 15:36 UTC (Fri) byrfontana(subscriber, #52677) [Link] (43 responses)The README.md file says “Remind’s source code may not be used to train an AI model,including an LLM model, unless all of the output of said model isreleased under the GNU General Public License, version 2. • If you useany of Remind’s source code to train your model, then anything thatthe model produces is a derived product of Remind and must be licensedunder the same terms as Remind.“I think that is probably a different license from vanilla GPLv2, and raises the issue whether that sort of declared interpretation makes the license non-FOSS (there’s possibly also the argument that the interpretation is simply in conflict with GPLv2 even if it’s otherwise FOSS). • I’m initially inclined to think it’s non-FOSS.Is it free software?Posted Feb 20, 2026 15:40 UTC (Fri) byNightMonkey(subscriber, #23051) [Link] (29 responses)Is there a FOSS license that prohibits AI ingestion of the source code and downstream usage?Is it free software?Posted Feb 20, 2026 16:28 UTC (Fri) byNYKevin(subscriber, #129325) [Link] (28 responses)A blanket prohibition trivially violates freedoms 1 and 3 (because it prohibits e.g.

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  • Dianne Skoll, the creator and maintainer of the command‑line calendar and alarm program Remind, has announced the release of The Book of Remind. The new guide offers a step‑by‑step walkthrough of Remind’s features, serving as a practical complement to the program’s extensive remind(1) man page. Skoll has made the book freely available for download, aiming to help both new and experienced users navigate the tool more efficiently. The publication underscores Skoll’s ongoing commitment to supporting the Remind community with accessible learning resources.
  • The Book of Remind Dianne Skoll, creator and maintainer of the command-line calendar and alarm program Remind, has announced the release of The Book of Remind. As the name suggests, it is a step-by-step guide to learning how to use Remind, and a useful supplement to the extensive remind(1) man page. The book is free to download.

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