Despite the fundamental philosophical differences between the free software movement and the open source movement, the official definitions of free software by the Free Software Foundation and of open source software by the Open Source Initiative basically refer to the same software licences, with a few minor exceptions.

Despite Kemp's official role, his real influence as an author was on the grammatical structure of the plank on tax hikes.

Despite publication of the recovered copy in western media, for decades, it was the official policy of the Soviet Union to deny the existence of the secret protocol.

Despite these changes and its past reliance on this military and economic assistance, North Korea proclaims a militantly independent stance in its foreign policy in accordance with its official ideology of Juche, or self-reliance.

Despite the fundamental philosophical differences between the free software movement and the open source movement, the official definitions of free software by the Free Software Foundation and of open source software by the Open Source Initiative basically refer to the same software licenses, with a few minor exceptions.

Despite the official government statement that allowed for freedom of the press, this was the first trial of whether or not Dubcek was serious about reforms.

Despite these official acts, violence broke out between the two groups, and Boniface was seized by the Prefect's police and taken to a lodging outside the walls where he was detained under the surveillance of the Prefect's agents.

Despite many political differences between the two candidates Harding commuted Debs ' sentence to time served ; however, he was not granted an official Presidential pardon.

Despite this setback in his official career, Zhang was reappointed as Chief Astronomer in 126 after Emperor Shun of Han ( r. 125 – 144 ) ascended to the throne.

Despite having a child under the regency of his mother as a ruler, the structure established by Emperor Otto the Great remained strong as most of the Empire's most powerful official stayed loyal to the Imperial system.

Despite court judgments in their favour, they have not been allowed to return from their exile in Mauritius, although there are signs that financial compensation and an official apology are being considered by the British government.

Despite the hostility of the mainstream official press and intimidation by Soviet Estonian authorities, dozens of local citizens ' committees were elected by popular initiative all over the country.

Despite his refusal of official approval, the pope nonetheless allowed the plot to proceed without interfering, and, after the failed assassination of Lorenzo, also gave dispensation for crimes done in the service of the church.

Despite official persecution, some local leaders and minority ethnic practices survived in remote regions.

Despite the name's similarity to the FRS allocation, the system is a proprietary design, rather than an official U. S. Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) allocated service.

Despite the massive amount of world and storyline development, none of the Living Greyhawk storylines or changes to the setting were considered official, since the regional adventure modules were produced by volunteers, and only received a cursory vetting by the campaign administrators of RPGA, and no review by WotC personnel.

Despite the official cessation of war between the British and French empires with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ; the conflict in Acadia and Nova Scotia continued on as the Father Le Loutre's War.

Despite this exclusion, members of the commons must still express their loyalty to the monarch and defer to her authority, as the Oath of Allegiance must be recited by all new parliamentarians before they may take their seat, and the official opposition is traditionally dubbed as Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

Despite the declaration, however, all countries maintaining official ties with Taipei continue to recognize the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China.

Despite the album's official title, which emphasised group identity, studio efforts on The Beatles captured the work of four increasingly individualised artists who frequently found themselves at odds.

Despite initial enthusiasm, this flag did not obtain official legalization and disappeared five months later.

Despite his father's origins there is little to suggest that Stilicho considered himself anything other than a Roman, and his high rank within the Empire suggests that he was probably not Arian like many Germanic Christians but rather a Nicene Christian like his patron Theodosius I, who declared Nicene Christianity the official religion of the Empire.

Despite the church's official stance, many members of the Church of the Brethren do not agree with pacifism.

Despite exceptions such as usage in The New York Times, the names of sports teams are usually treated as plurals even if the form of the name is singular.

Despite their confusing English dub names, they are indeed cyborgs.

Despite the definitions of these new prefixes for binary-based quantities of storage by international standards organizations, memory semiconductor chips are still marketed using the metric prefix names to designate binary multiples.

Despite now standing as a single unbroken stand, the individual sections retain the names of Ponsford, Olympic and Members Stands.

Despite this similarity of their names, typhoid fever and typhus are distinct diseases and are caused by different species of bacteria.

Despite several references listing different combinations of Picti, Scotti, Hiberni, Attecotti and Saxons together as later Roman Britain's archetypal enemies, it is worth noting that ' Scotti ' and ' Hiberni ' are never listed together, perhaps suggesting that they were then, as they were later, alternative names for the Irish or confederations of the Irish.

Despite the names, the small and large intestines of sea urchins are in no way homologous to the similarly named structures in vertebrates.

Despite the limited land mass, there has also been a tendency for place names to be repeated ; there are, for instance, two islands named " Long Island ", three bays known as " Long Bay " and the town of St. George is located within the parish of St. George on the island of St. George ( each known as St. George's ), whereas Bermuda's capital, the City of Hamilton, lies in Pembroke Parish, not Hamilton Parish, on the largest island, " Main Island ", which itself is sometimes called " Bermuda " ( or " Great Bermuda ").

Despite legal ramifications preventing the use of actual names, the studio aimed for an " aura of authenticity ", and Hal Wallis initially recommended eliminating credits to give the film " the appearance of a newsreel.

Despite having names like ' Official Half-Price Ticket Booth ', they are not official and they do not always advertise the booking fees which commonly come with purchasing tickets.

Despite initial commercial failure ( and one major hit single, "( I Wanna ) Testify " in 1967 ), The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies ( see also P-Funk ).

Despite their similar names, the city of Towner is not in Towner County, North Dakota.

Despite their similar names, South Solon is not adjacent to the city of Solon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County.

Despite these changes, the old term names continue to be used officially, with Trinity term now referring to the examination period after the second teaching period.

Despite the similarities in the names, " Southern Death Cult " was distinct from " Death Cult "/" The Cult ".

Despite the similarity of their names, she should not be confused with poet Dionne Brand.

Despite the similarity in names, Sauvignon Blanc has no known relation to the Sauvignon Rosé mutation found in the Loire Valley of France.

( Despite being known as the Germani, whether they spoke a Germanic language is debated, and the names of their tribes and their leaders were Celtic.

Despite assurances from The Ladder to subscribers that these names would be kept confidential, Rita LaPorte took the list of 3, 800 names from DOB headquarters and the printers without telling anyone but Grier.

Despite the similar names, the Red-winged Blackbird is not related to the European Redwing or the Old World Common Blackbird, which are thrushes ( Turdidae ).

Despite the similar names, the first groups are only distantly related to the Old World Blackbird ( a thrush ) or the Old World orioles.

Despite the lack of regional names on screen, the regional name is usually spoken by the announcer prior to local programmes.

Despite the re-branding, the ' Scottish Executive ' still uses the original description for a number of purposes ( s. 44 of the Scotland Act defines the nature of the body but does not use the words " shall be known as " with regard to a name as is the case with various other bodies whose names are thus fixed by statute ).