Feb
09
2009
Patent encumbered standards are the worst because they seem legit, but instead they can easily become incompatible with Free/Libre Open Source Software.’ Free Software Foundation campaign is alerting the community to act fast:
Last January, the Free Software Foundation issued an alert to efforts at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to sneak a patent-encumbered standard [...]
Tags: campaign, fsf, ietf, open standard, standards, tls
Jan
09
2009
Today is one of those days that starts with a sweet taste.’ The FSF has declared another victory for its BadVista campaign: Vista is a clear failure for Microsoft and for FSF it’s time to devote energy to something else. (btw: did you donate to FSF?)
Upcoming Windows 7 won’t be any better because it’s on [...]
Tags: badvista, campaign, community, gnu, linux, microsoft, mobile, palm, vista
Nov
19
2008
The new MacBook not only have reflective screens and miss a FireWire prot, but they also hide a stupid DRM locks in the video signal called HDCP. CrunchGear reports:
What is HDCP? It’s essentially a digital standard that tells your OS what you can display content on. If you connect your device to a project, as [...]
Tags: campaign, community, defectivebydesign, drm, fsf, hdcp, hdmi, member, playogg, support
Nov
13
2008
I had the feeling that 2008 was an important year for FSF. We’ve seen new campaigns take off, like End Software Patents and Support Open Document Format; the established campaigns Defective By Design, Play OGG, Expert Witness Fund have received good responses (if Google page rank is an indicator).’ We’ve seen also the first FSF [...]
Tags: campaign, community, defectivebydesign, drm, fsf, member, playogg, software patents, support