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- Addressing software freedom in cloud computing
- Is the freedom torch passing from Richard Stallman to the next generation? Bradley Kuhn of the Software Freedom Conservancy opened the Southern California Linux Expo this year with a keynote about software as a service and user freedoms. Richard Stallman, a man who has done much in...
- Blog posts 2009-02-22
- An open source fundraiser for the ages
- I have heard of telecoms doing fundraisers for music before, but have you ever heard of it going the other way? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Forbes rewrites the history of open source
- Woods, for some reason, insists on calling open source "commercial open source," when the whole idea of open source was that it would be commercial. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- A Merry JibJab Christmas...
- I always wanted to have Bill Gates as my taxi driver. And whoda thunk it...Richard Stallman is my guardian angel. Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is one of the best Christmas movies (in my opinion, of course), and its status in American popular culture was created...
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Richard Stallman the creationist
- Richard Stallman the creationistCustomers vs. vendorsIt's obvious why a professional programmer likes the proprietary model. It's the only model proven time and again to guarantee a return on investment, assuming of course the product is useful to enough people. The downside of this model is that it does place heavy...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Richard Stallman the creationist
- I've taken issue with Stallman numerous times in the past (as an early example, care for a slice of cake). Stallman's latest musings merely add to the stack of ideological positions with which I differ. Some notable quotes from his latest musings:. Supporters of open source (which I am...
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Game consoles are evil
- Richard Stallman is the godfather of the Free Software Movement. He is also maddeningly hard core in his beliefs, to the point where I wonder if he would allow doctors to work on him if the machines they were using run anything but open source software. The following is an...
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?
- Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?Only 6 distros are listed as having only free softwarehttp://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributionsOnly DyneBolic is a very well known one. Several things here;1. FOSS developers are not eschewing the Java language. Go look on sourceforge at how many projects are written in Java...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-11
- Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?
- Yesterday, I published a pair of posts that connect the dots between the recent Novell/Microsoft pact and Suns plans to open source Java. Ive been following the comments that ZDNets readers have been filing under both. But theres a thread on the second post thats addressing whether or not it...
- Blog posts 2006-11-11
- Tivo and GPL: Beauty and the Beast?
- In the ongoing battle between Linux kernel developers and the Free Software Foundation over the future of the GNU Public License, somehow DVR-maker Tivo has become either the whipping boy, or the poster child, depending on whose side you are on. FSF founder Richard Stallman even coined a term for...
- Blog posts 2006-10-02
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- Redefining value in an open source world
- Redefining value in an open source worldRecognition is not the same as respect.The word "notoriety" implies someone whose name is recognized for damage done.So Linus Torvalds is recognized. Richard Stallman is notorious.There are values within fame.You wrote:"Richard Stallman is a high value person. Linus Torvalds is a high value...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Free and Open Source Journalism
- My post last week on Jay Rosen and his somewhat miffed reply reminded me of a career-long obsession, and what makes open source so fascinating. The obsession is business models. I have studied them for 30 years. I have made a special study of journalism business models, and had...
- Blog posts 2006-07-31
- The most hated man in cyberspace
- Richard Stallman. Having covered this space for nearly two years, I have seen more resentment toward Stallman than anyone in the world, even though on the issues he’s right.Stallman, if you don’t know, is the father of GNU, and the "Free Software" movement. He’s not the father of open...
- Blog posts 2006-06-16
- Photos: Defender of the GPL
- Richard Stallman staunchly defends the tenets of version 3 of the General Public License.
- Image galleries 2006-01-17
- Photos: Defender of the GPL
- Richard Stallman staunchly defends the tenets of version 3 of the General Public License.
- Image galleries 2006-01-17
- Photos: Defender of the GPL
- Richard Stallman staunchly defends the tenets of version 3 of the General Public License.
- Image galleries 2006-01-17
- The heart of the open source contract
- Here's some more Linux FUD claiming that open source has a hidden "gotcha" -- you have to share. And here is a ZDNet report indicating that Australian programmers don't share like they should. There is a quid pro quo in open source. It's not always in the contract you click...
- Blog posts 2005-12-19
- Richard Stallman wants your help with GPL V3.0
- Richard Stallman wants your help with GPL V3.0Stallman's ego play....Last I heard Stallman was NOT invited, seems he didn't like it and has managed to wiggle his way back in.Oh yeah Bit?Would you care to document your statements?I don't agree completely with Stallman on everything but what you refer to...
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- Richard Stallman wants your help with GPL V3.0
- The Free Software Foundation has put out an all points call for help in revising the General Public License.Version 3.0 of the license, known as "copyleft," is due to be written and published next year. The first draft of that license will be available for review and discussion at the...
- Blog posts 2005-11-30
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