Danish government makes both ODF and Open XML document formats mandatory
In his blog [apptly named Matusow’s blog], Jason Matusow writes that “[i]n one of the most thorough and intensive periods of scrutiny for any type of standard, the Danish government [...]
China is a … market economy?
According to the Wall Street Journal, “[i]n the struggle to manage its rising tide of Chinese imports, the European Union is considering a subtle but important shift in its approach [...]
We’re Just Like Netscape! Except for the $161 Billion War Chest…
Google has always been one of our favorite companies at ACT. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin built the fledging startup into the indomitable global powerhouse we now know through [...]
Pushing Open Source as Industrial Policy
Late last year the European Commission released a report calling for a new industrial policy to ignite report advocated government programs (a la Airbus) based on Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS). [...]
Texas and Maine legislation good news for small businesses
Inc.com points out that “Texas and Maine recently joined a growing list of states that have enacted legislation to ease regulatory burdens on smaller businesses. Last week, Texas signed into [...]
Protectionism 2.0 – Or, the Rise of the New Mercantilists
How do the direct and indirect trade barriers of some nations unfairly harm the ability of foreign (particularly American) IT companies to monetize digital innovations and distribute intellectual assets globally? [...]