Category Archives: community

It’s time to change

My adventure with Funambol ended. Since January 2008 I’ve been working with an amazing company managing an amazing community. I’m proud to have helped the company increase its download number about 30% every quarter and also am glad to have … Continue reading

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Is copyright really worth its existence?

Imagine that an archaeologist finds an ancient book but nobody can make copies for other scientists to read it because of copyright laws. That’s happening with old and important jazz recordings, as explained in the post by the law professors … Continue reading

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Getting busy on the blog for the wrong reasons

I’ve been spending lots of time on this blog but not for good reasons. I’m currently under the attack of the nasty pharma hack and I can’t get things to work. I still haven’t identified the backdoor used to enter … Continue reading

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A path to design social apps that don’t suck

Existing social networking apps suck because human social interactions is simply more complex than adding a ‘friend’. This presentation shows quite clearly why Facebook sucks and the email/phone addressbooks suck, too. Take a full 40 minutes to read it carefully … Continue reading

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Buy unlocked Android phones

When you buy an Android phone you’re not necessarily buying a phone with an free/open source operating system. Most of Android operating system is licensed in a way that allows manufacturers to lock down the device and make it physically … Continue reading

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Breaking the Email Addiction

Reading this made me think that my piece about the limitations of email at work is overdue. In Breaking the Email Addiction author Tony Schwartz argues that email distracts people from life (work and everything else) and must be cured … Continue reading

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First thing: Love your community

I’m glad that Jorg Janke shared his experience of developing a commercial open source business with Compiere because you learn from failures as well as success. His long piece has some interesting parts, but what caught my attention most is … Continue reading

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Do you like the new sticker from Defective by Design?

The campaign to free the digital world from Digital Restrictions Management just got a new sticker. The old one is on my laptop’s screen represents the famous iPod silhouettes with white wires acting as shackles. It was a simple and … Continue reading

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Join a community, land a great job

Joining a community not only makes you feel better but can land you a great job. Janet Swisher has been contributing to the online community FLOSS Manuals writing documentation for free/libre software. In a message to the community she wrote: … Continue reading

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