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- Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment
- ConsortiumInfo.org's Andy Updegrove urged President Obama to show more public support for free and open source software. In a blog featured on the site today, Updegrove said open source has made huge inroads in various government sectors, especially the Department of Defense, Â but it's high time that...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
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- The best protection for software assets
- Support and development."You have to reveal your invention. The rights don?t last that long."They do last too long, frankly. Software technology changes very fast. Most products are well beyond the end of their life cycle by the time a patent expires. Pretty much all of our IP stuff is way...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel
- Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernelA mixed barrel of fish.There are so many threads in this mess that one can look at almost anything. But some things come out loud and clear:1. We are in a post-Bilski situation......software patents (which seem to be at...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXML
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXMLSo let me get this straight....... during an investigation of irregularities in the vote they are allowing an appeal after the dealine. Priceless!Glad to see it.When a company can't even implement their own creation that speaks for itself.No surprise on...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-02
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'I applaud the embracingBut I'll reserve judgment until we have an idea as to whether they plan on extending.Details, devil, all thatBesides being unable to set ODF support as the default (a deal-breaker for a lot of governments) I wonder what else Microsoft...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Apple opens iPhone to developers
- Apple opens iPhone to developersGreat Article!Great one! I'd give you +10 votes if I could.Steve Jobs' Endangered Second Act?[url=http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080307054430261]FYI[/url]The upshoot of the above-linked article suggests that ISVs will not embrace the iPhone's SDK and App Store proprietary ways.If/when Apple can come around to 'openness' it might be a different...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given
- Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a givenIt's a sad day in Hooterville.........When not even one blogger or announcer know what a "Standard" method of accomplishing a task is.Even considering OOXML as a "standard" is like unto calling a car a "standard" for driving on a highway....
- Discussion threads 2008-03-01
- How+big+a+threat+is+good+Microsoft%3F
- How+big+a+threat+is+good+Microsoft%3FBusiness fundamentalsThe whole concept is predicated on the idea that the only reason for [i]software libre[/i] is reaction to the Transcendent Evil Of Redmond. Which is as silly as saying that open and collaborative science only exists as a reaction to guild secrecy.The guilds went away. Did science?I...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- OpenDocument Foundation folds; will Microsoft benefit?
- OpenDocument Foundation folds; will Microsoft benefit?Only freedom is the real loserWhile corporations whose goals are to exploit the public (using well-placed lobbying and bribes) will be winners.The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.C'est La VieCDF? But, but, butno one needs two standards, right? :-)congratulations to Mary....for...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Microsoft submits XPS alternative to PDF to ECMA for standardization
- Like it has done with its Open XML specification, Microsoft is pushing its XML Paper Specification XPS alternative to PDF through the standards bodies. And just like the case with Open XML, Microsoft's competitors are lining up to diss Redmond's standards moves.Even Microsoft's critics admit they don't like the "heavy-handed"...
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- ODF, OOXML...and now UOF?
- ODF, OOXML...and now UOF?Data representationWell I would say there is a well-founded standard theoretical model for data representation. On the basis of this standard watching Microsoft move from archaic methods where the only way you can get at the data is through the application to the almost as archaic hierarchical...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- Microsoft to release ODF document converter
- Microsoft to release ODF document converterWell said, SpikeyMike.I agree with you that MS should be avoided whenever possible."They are poor stewards of this industry and should be removed from the position of setting standards. They are better followers than leaders."Agreed. They have EARNED that position.Who is M$???Don't find them listed...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- New Office file formats could cause headaches
- New Office file formats could cause headachesBilly and Stevie are crying. Their customers forced to upgrade so they canread and write the new format that will be arriving in attachments. They did NOT want customers spending Billions on forced upgrades, but, hey, as they say, sheeet happens. Live is a...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- Revenue down, profit up for Novell
- Revenue down, profit up for NovellRead the full story to get the Linux upside not available on ZDNet"During the fourth fiscal quarter 2006, Novell reported $13 million of revenue from Linux* Platform Products, up 32 percent year-over-year. Revenue from Identity and Access Management was $24 million, up 3 percent year-over-year....
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- Governments' role in open source
- Governments' role in open sourceNow Croatia repents.Well, as you said, Croatia can save money using open source because labor is cheap. And every person hired becomes a grateful potential voter for the government in power.Tammany Hall had similar strategies. So, yes, where one part of the government compels...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- Corel confirms OpenDocument commitment. Novell's "in" too.
- Corel confirms OpenDocument commitment. Novell's "in" too.So the losers are having a pity party?Hmmm, OD is not ready for primetime but it'll keep the encumbered source folks happy so do it regardless of it's being worth the time and effort.That is what I call a very shallow victory and...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-25
- Ray Ozzie: Support for ODF is a 'support issue,' not a matter of principle
- Ray Ozzie: Support for ODF is a 'support issue,' not a matter of principleWhy this didn't come up with other formats?This issue didn't seem to come up when they decided to support Word Perfect and other such formats. Why now?HTML?[i]Ozzie also mentioned that Microsoft Office has long supported HTML...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-25
- Microsoft: We were railroaded in Massachusetts on ODF
- Microsoft: We were railroaded in Massachusetts on ODFDeja vue all over againMicrosoft spent two years prior to the year with Massachusetts going through these exact same arguments with the European Union TAC commission. It was the same thing, with the EU/TAC setting their test for “openness”, and Microsoft arguing...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-14
- Why multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so much
- Why multi-party stewardship of the OpenDocument Format matters so muchM$ Office is doneI use it for document compatibility. I hate its UI...which always does things I don't want...or makes it hard to find how to do the things I do want. As soon as a standard format is...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-12
- Larry Rosen: 'Good time' not fast enough for open source/standards
- Larry Rosen: 'Good time' not fast enough for open source/standardsTremulous indeed.Tremulous means:1. Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking. 2. Timid or fearful; timorous.Considering the issue is how eager large public companies are to damage themselves in favor of competitors, I would say caution has some justification. Here's...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-14
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