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Open source extremism lives

Open source extremism livesNot the same thingI admit there's a continuum of opinion. Those who are advocating ogg aren't advocating defiance of the law, but a format more in keeping with the ideals of FOSS, which is a different thing.Userama decided to laugh at Democrats, but he made an apt...

Tags: ZD Net, F/OSS, extremism, Open source extremism, extremist, open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

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Is open source politically attractive?

Is open source politically attractive?Do you think Canadians are so obsessed with software...... that a reference to open source as software is significant?I suggest the endorsement is a statement of political principle. Though it may not be accurate, open source might be considered an expression of an old principle:...

Tags: open source, Bloc Quebecois, voter

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Open source extremism lives

Open source considers itself a business movement, but the wing which created OpenTape is a political movement. Do the two support one another, or sit in opposition? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: RIAA, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-26

The tyranny of the majority

The tyranny of the majorityHi Paul, too true.What OS you use should be driven by the requirements specification matched to the particular strengths and weaknesses of each potential solution... not dogma.All operating systems have differing capabilities, and until someone produces something akin to HAL-9000 or Star Trek's LCARS no one...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, tyranny

Discussion threads 2008-03-17

Open source values: openness

Along with transparency and consensus, a third key open source value is openness. (Poetree from the 2005 Labyrinth Guild of New England festival. Click here for the poem.) Openness means the simple availability of the resource. All the resource. When someone violates openness, the rent is obvious....

Tags: Religion, Simple Availability, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-29

News to know: iPhone software update; FCC and open wireless; Facedown

Notable headlines:Jason O'Grady: iPhone software update 1.0.1 released. Gallery below.Ryan Naraine: Apple monster update fixes iPhone, Safari, Mac OS X flaws.FCC approves some open wireless requirements. Google public policy blog: Signs of real progress at the FCC.Dan Farber: Facebook becomes Facedown. Techmeme. Facebook, Tagged and Bebo outpacing MySpace growth rate.Mary...

Tags: News to know, Google, General, Facebook, Apple

Blog posts 2007-08-01

TorrentSpy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism'

TorrentSpy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism'If someone ordered me to give the contents of my RAMI'd pull the RAM from the machine and send it to them.Smart manThe effectiveness of any law depends on public buy-in and voluntary compliance this is particularly true of taxation and franchise monopolies, so it stands...

Tags: Memory, RAM, TorrentSpy

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

GPL 3 release set for Friday

GPL 3 release set for FridayThis is going to be a very special moment in the history of Free Software.A big thanks to Richard Stallman, Eben Morgan, and all of the others working behind the scenes to make the GPL3 the best license on the planet. It will be very...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., GPL 3, GPL 2, GPL

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

A thank you from a Microsoft employee

A thank you from a Microsoft employeeHaven't read the update?John - do a quick search on the topic and you'll find that the guy who proposed the idea has already backed down. Basically it came down to what my thought was on it in the first place. "You...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Linux, ATi, Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Andrew Morton, software, kernel, open source, GPL

Discussion threads 2006-12-15

FSF rebuts anti-GPLv3 claims

FSF rebuts anti-GPLv3 claimsWho needs to listen?FSF says everyone need to listen to them and participate but from what I see it is Stallman that is refusing to listen to anyone.There should not be any ambiguityIf the GPL3 is not sufficiently clear to remove the possibility of such "misunderstandings", it...

Tags: GPLv3, GPLv2, Free Software Foundation, OSS, Bill Gates, Richard Stallman, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-09-27

SAP's Agassi explains his open source stance

SAP's Shai Agassi has been taking heat from the press and blogosphere over his comments on open source made during his interview (you can listen to the podcast here--the open source section starts at 35:34) with New York Times reporter John Markoff at a Churchill Club event on Tuesday. He...

Tags: SAP AG, Shai Agassi

Blog posts 2005-11-11

Was originally hyped business role downplayed in Gates' knighthood?

Was originally hyped business role downplayed in Gates' knighthood?Hehe.. the announcement was from his bank..Percentage wise, I gave more when I buy girl scout cookies..The way money is earned, in this case illegally, is more important than who you give it to.Not really"...(some love, others hate, very few seem in...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., knighthood, Bill Gates, talkback

Discussion threads 2005-03-02

Open-source leader steps aside at industry group

Open-source leader steps aside at industry groupOpen-source leader steps aside at industry groupLOL!! In other words, he was an over exertive zealot who did not help the open source community, but in fact hurt it. So now the OSI is firing him. Gotta love it! I see this...

Tags: industry group, open source, Open-source leader, OSI, Raymond

Discussion threads 2005-02-01