U.S. internet laws – the good, the bad and the ugly
Informit.com has an interesting article by IP lawyer Eric Goldman on the best and worst U.S. internet laws. eWeek.com reports that “Google, which generates billions of dollars from online advertising, [...]
Freedom. How many flavors do you want?
Over the past week, Tim Lee, the always fun Enigma_Foundry, and I have been having a really interesting discussion on the GPL, Free Software and Open Source. While the discussion [...]
Not So Lonely Anymore
Following the release of GPLv3 draft 3, Bruce Perens and others seemed to focus on calling us names rather than responding our analysis and concerns about new license. He was [...]
The little screen promises big bucks
According to The New York Times, “Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all trained their sights on cellphones, which they see as the next great battleground in the Internet search wars. [...]
Which IT company is the biggest R&D spender?
CIO Insight has an interesting article today on IT’s top 81 R&D spenders. Internetnews.com reports that Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate introduced identical patent reform bills today. [...]
OSS and ODF have plenty of help
This latest blog from Dana Blankenhorn is the silliest thing I have read in a long time. He claims that "Open Source Needs Lobbyists" to defeat the evil proprietary firms [...]