Tag Archives: software patents

Il miraggio del brevetto comunitario

Posted on 8 January, 2010 by Stef

Stamattina ho trovato nella mia casella di posta un messaggio da una persona che cerca informazioni riguardo la brevettabilità delle idee. La domanda in particolare mi ha colpito, come sempre: se ho ben capito le idee non sono brevettabili e … Continue reading →

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Why I agree with RMS concerning Mono

Posted on 28 September, 2009 by Stef

I’ve been listening to the conversations about Mono since this summer. I was waiting for the dust to settle before I started re-reading the various comments but the dust is not settling and the protagonists of the summer name-calling-fest are … Continue reading →

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Another brick falls on the US patent system

Posted on 16 January, 2009 by Stef

It looks like the US patent system, that the free software movement has been fighting for the past 25 years, is dying. First academia started questioning its usefulness (back in 1958), then the conservative cultural circles at WSJ.’  In the … Continue reading →

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Openmoko forced to fight a patent troll

Posted on 22 November, 2008 by Stef

Instead of innovating the mobile business, OpenMoko is now forced to divert energy on a battle against an Italian patent troll. From a message to the OpenMoko mailing lists: The short story is that we are in a protracted battle … Continue reading →

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Free Software Foundation year end fundraising campaign

Posted on 13 November, 2008 by Stef

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 … Continue reading →

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Software patents will not pass in Europe

Posted on 21 October, 2008 by Stef

The last lesson of the MBA was about patents, how to use them strategically for your business. The professor was really good at explaining all the steps that you must follow before you start any innovation process and what traps … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.1 beta 1 adds support for OGG formats

Posted on 16 October, 2008 by Stef

Big boost to the PlayOGG campaign coming from Firefox: This is the first beta from Mozilla to include support for <video> and the <audio> elements. This beta includes support for the OGG Theora and OGG Vorbis formats on all platforms. … Continue reading →

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