Tag Archives: open standards
Oracle ‘donates’ OpenOffice.org to Apache foundation
Oracle has done what Sun should have done a long time ago: put OO.org code into the hand of an independent foundation. The good news is that now a wider participation from corporations and individuals is possible. Hell, even Microsoft … Continue reading
First action from Microsoft after buying Skype
Every time Microsoft has the chance to demonstrate it can play nice with free software/open source companies, they fail. After buying Skype, Microsoft has canceled the agreement with Digium for the Asterisk/Skype bridge. As Simon says: In one move, we … Continue reading
Is Google Docs the weakest link in Chromebook?
Interesting thoughts on what Google should do to take over Windows with its Chromebook. I don’t agree with all of it, especially I don’t think that Google Docs should necessarily get all the features of MS Word (including the unnecessary … Continue reading
Looking for freedom respecting alternatives to Skype
Now that Microsoft has bought Skype many people I know are wondering what will happen to Skype’s GNU/Linux client. Will Microsoft keep it or will they drop support for it? I don’t know, nobody can predict what Microsoft will do … Continue reading
Why I wish I could reject your email attachment
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a campaign calling on all computer users to start politely rejecting email attachments sent in secret and proprietary formats: for freedom and the good of the web! I believe that open standards are … Continue reading
Skype open source. Not!
Skype open source? Reading the full announcement on Skype blog: [...]Having an open source UI will help us [...] So, it’s not Skype being open sourced, but it’s only the UI. The full sentence should be: Having an open source … Continue reading
The cost of monopoly in the cloud
Reading of the latest cyber attacks against South Korea and USA digital systems, I remembered a rather old post from Gen Kanai @Mozilla, the cost of a monoculture. It’s about monopoly, government decisions and security in the cloud. [South Korea] … Continue reading
Google plans to own you. More.
Finally Google revealed its plans to enter the operating system market. The first thing that comes to mind are chairs flying in Microsoft offices The other thing comes from this statement: “All Web-based applications will automatically work and new applications … Continue reading
I want my health data with me
The debate on health records data is starting also in US with the new federal government plan to spend $19 billion to spur the use of computerized patient records. In Milan, where I live, the regional health system requires me … Continue reading
Liberating the cloud one block at the time
The issue is how to bring the values of free software community to the cloud. According to reports from Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE), Bradley Kuhn‘s speech has addressed the issue.’ I hope he will include it in the next … Continue reading
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