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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Extend the border of free cyberspace to mobile
After one year spent using my (pretty old) cell phone for more than just sms and audio calls, I understand better some of the new challenges that the free software movement have to face.’ I already wrote about the implications … Continue reading
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Tagged free software movement, freedom, gplv3, handset, mobile, social
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Affero GPL is freedom to the web
Savio questions the usefulness of AGPL and his argument seems very slippery to me. He questions whether the Affero GPL is an obstacle to the development of more free/libre open source software.’ He uses Facebook as an example company that … Continue reading
links for 2008-12-16
Mac OS X 10.5.6 update disables direct iPhone Pwnage jailbreak Apple's USB engineers have confirmed off the record that it was a conscious move to prevent iPhone customers to jailbreak their phone. It's amazing the amount of disrespectful behavior that … Continue reading
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links for 2008-12-15
5 Tips for free software advocates I like these tips. Most important, price is not a factor to use when advocating free software. (tags: free+software tips advocacy)
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Consumers are ‘mobile’, mobile marketing and services follow
Yesterday I went to listen to the conference where MIP, Politecnico Business School, published the results of the research about Mobile Marketing and Services. The research was based on 200 case studies, involving all the major actors of the supply … Continue reading
Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations
Wow! As far as I know, this is the first time FSF is forced to go to court to enforce its copyright. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco. The … Continue reading
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links for 2008-12-10
GPLv3 to reinforce FSF open-source license position? • The Register Enough with FUD: GPLv3 is now the fifth most chosen license in the open-source community, used in 6,300 projects. And growing. (tags: gplv3 fsf adoption blackduck) Impact Mozilla Mozilla Marketing … Continue reading
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If it’s broken, then fix it
Last month I had the luck to listen to Muhammad Yunnus speak about leadership and change. His speech was full of inspiration and hope, his work showed that radical changes can start by questioning what we take for granted.’ Mr. … Continue reading
links for 2008-12-06
Novell reports leap in Linux revenues – ZDNet.co.uk Novell's Linux business grew by 33 percent over the fourth quarter last year, according to the company's latest financial figures. Identity and access management revenues were up 11 percent compared to the … Continue reading
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Is GPLv3 doomed on mobile handsets?
Short answer: no, I don’t think so. But it will take lots of efforts for GPLv3 software to diffuse on handsets, too. Longer answer. For us at Funambol it’s quite clear that not all of the Funambol clients can be … Continue reading