Tag Archives: locked devices

Beyond removing GNU software from mobile stores

Posted on 2 June, 2010 by Stef

Last week the Free Software Foundation asked Apple to either remove the game GNU Go from the iTunes App Store or change the terms of service on it. Apple chose to simply remove GNU Go from the store and the … Continue reading →

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Mobile Cloud Computing, Part II: Where do We go From Here?

Posted on 17 July, 2009 by Stef

Mobile cloud is going to be big, according to a study published by ABI research. And they’re not the only ones to say so. In this second part of my thoughts about mobile cloud — which I hope we can … Continue reading →

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Locked devices, GPLv3 and the path to mobile freedom

Posted on 19 May, 2009 by Stef

In a recent discussion with friends I realized that tivoization is a sub-optimal world to describe the problem that the Free Software community has with freedom being controlled by those that control the hardware.  The word clearly targets one specific … Continue reading →

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