Monthly Archives: March 2009

links for 2009-03-31

Posted on 31 March, 2009 by stefano

Settled, But Not Over Yet – Software Freedom Law Center The huge cash-stuffed MS bullied TomTom to settlement, but according to SFLC "The FAT filesystem patents on which Microsoft sued are now and have always been invalid patents in our … Continue reading →

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Cramming unnecessary features is not innovative

Posted on 30 March, 2009 by Stef

I’ve been waiting for many years for a cheap all-in-one desktop computer, something like an iMac that would look good in a home office without carrying the Apple-tax of an operating system I don’t like and the premium price of … Continue reading →

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L’onorevole Carlucci non mi preoccupa

Posted on 26 March, 2009 by Stef

Mi è piaciuto molto il trasporto e la passione di Riccardo Luna, caporedattore di Wired Italia, presentando il progetto Amo Internet. È un luogo che riassume le idee e le posizioni di un gruppo di persone, professionisti, appassionati, cittadini che … Continue reading →

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SCRUM and volunteer developers

Posted on 20 March, 2009 by Stef

Funambol engineering team uses the SCRUM methodology to develop software. It’s a very interesting method that seems highly compatible with free/libre open source software development habits. It mandates fast release cycles (like the release early/release often mantra), teams that can … Continue reading →

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Will Nokia become FLOSS best friend?

Posted on 17 March, 2009 by Stef

Google’s power is making more people concerned that their motto ‘do no evil’ is not reassuring enough. Fabrizio Capobianco’s blog post summarizes the concerns of the Winston Smith Project. Google is scary because it controls the access point to the … Continue reading →

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New Maemo UI and new Funambol Code Sniper

Posted on 5 March, 2009 by Stef

Nokia has shown the new UI framework for the next Maemo SDK, codename Freemantle. They finally are getting rid of the stylus keyboard and a lot of very cool new features. Ars published an overview and more up to date … Continue reading →

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It’s (a)live: new Funambol Forge layout

Posted on 3 March, 2009 by Stef

After a lot of effort to develop a new and improved home page, we can finally say: Thanks to Alessandra for the new graphic layout and Davide for some crucial css workaround, the home page of the Funambol Forge is … Continue reading →

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