Red Hat clarifies that its Patent Promise extends only to suppliers.
Last week, I posted that it was unfair for Red Hat to complain that Microsoft does not give free patent licenses to competitors, when it doesn't either. I explained that [...]
Nanotechnology to replace disk drives within the next decade?
Slashdot writes that “[a]n Arizona State University researcher named Michael Kozicki claims that nanotechnology will replace disk drives in ten years. The article mentions three approaches: Nanowires (which replace electrons/capacitors), [...]
Open Document Formats: We hate to say “We told you so…”
But, we TOLD you so. Ever since the debate over open document format policies began in Massachusetts, ACT has advocated goals-based policies rather than proscriptive policies mandating specific technologies. The [...]
Unsavory Domain Tasting – ICANN Starts to Take Action
Domain name tasting was on today's ICANN agenda at the meeting in LA. The GNSO Council, which represents commercial and noncommercial interests, considered this unsavory issue and voted to take [...]
What Should ICANN do about WHOIS?
One of the largest issues to be considered here at the Los Angeles ICANN meeting is about WHOIS. As the AP reports, there are proposals to eliminate the WHOIS database, [...]
Free Speech and Innovation are Dead
Unless ICANN instantly gives individuals the ability to launch .porno or .gphone, that is. At least those are the popular arguments with those who hate the new gTLD process ICANN [...]