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Join Amazon authors' "drmfree" effort | DefectiveByDesign.org DefectiveByDesign activists have been tireless in finding and labeling DRM-infected products on Amazon with tags like "defectivebydesign" and "drm". There's another new tag to watch for when you're shopping, "drmfree". The use of … Continue reading →

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 →

Monty says: Time to move on MySQL founder leaves Sun. "The main reason for leaving was that I am not satisfied with the way the MySQL server has been developed" (tags: sun opensource development monty mysql) A job does not … Continue reading →

Stimulus stimulates crowdsourced oversight, activism – Ars Technica We should setup something like this in Italy. (tags: government democrazia stimulus transparency democracy) Italian red-light cameras rigged with shorter yellow lights – Ars Technica Italians do everything better, scam included. "Italian … Continue reading →

Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban? – Ars Technica Tim Berners Lee on software patents: "the Supreme Court actually declined to extend patent protection to software algorithms, preferring to leave the matter to congress. In this … Continue reading →

On Day One, Obama Demands Open Government | Electronic Frontier Foundation A good start: The President ordered federal agencies in a memorandum released today to approach the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) "with a clear presumption: in the face of … Continue reading →

Christopher Blizzard streaming video in firefox I love you. (tags: ping.fm)

Five reasons to seriously consider buying a netbook Exactly my point: the perfect setup is a all-in-one pretty desktop at home/office and a netbook for the go. Software like Unison will keep everything in sync for you. (tags: hardware design … Continue reading →

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 →

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)