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Speculating About Microsoft
From Wild WebMink

Speculating About Microsoft

Microsoft just launched a new subsidiary to interact with open source communities. I’ve seen plenty of “what they did” reporting but so far no “why”. My (highly...

New Travel Blog
From Wild WebMink

New Travel Blog

If you aren’t following my new travel blog, do give it a try!

Rediscovering History
From Wild WebMink

Rediscovering History

Reblogged from The Global Mink: Spending as much time travelling as I do, one of the things that strikes me is how differently we all view history. For example,...

Eco Mower
From Wild WebMink

Eco Mower

Reblogged from The Global Mink: Eco Mower, a photo by webmink on Flickr. Cows are respected as a symbolic spiritual presence in India. They roam the streets freely...

A New Kind Of
From Wild WebMink

A New Kind Of

As wave after wave of privacy news arrives, it’s easy to believe that public postings on social media sites are the problem. But I believe we are facing an issue...

Easter Message
From Wild WebMink

Easter Message

Who said this? “The Church in its own bubble has become, at best the guardian of the value system of the nation

Jailbird
From Wild WebMink

Jailbird

Reblogged from The Global Mink: Jailbird, a photo by webmink on Flickr. Walking through the Sydney Botanical Gardens (a great place to relax) I was passing the...

? Behind the fa
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? Behind the fa

Behind the fa

? Gondola Yard
From Wild WebMink

? Gondola Yard

Squero di San Trovaso. I was in Italy on business this week and as I was flying in and out of Venice airport had the chance to spend a half-day in Venice. It was...

? Who Loses If Oracle Wins?
From Wild WebMink

? Who Loses If Oracle Wins?

Talking to people about the Oracle-Google case which comes to court on April 16th, I realised much of the background knowledge that explains things is lost to the...

April Cherry Blossom
From Wild WebMink

April Cherry Blossom

April Cherry Blossom, originally uploaded by webmink.

Digital Rights Are Just Human Rights, Online
From Wild WebMink

Digital Rights Are Just Human Rights, Online

(with thanks to SMBC, who are so generous with their images they even generate the HTML to embed them on your blog)

? Profitable Freedom
From Wild WebMink

? Profitable Freedom

My column on InfoWorld today connects the dots of the pragmatic value of software freedom to the CIO and the success of Red Hat. Open source delivers cost saving...

? OSI Affiliate Scheme Grows
From Wild WebMink

? OSI Affiliate Scheme Grows

It’s been an open secret all month, but two new members have joined the Affiliate scheme at OSI – Spain’s CENATIC (the national open source competency centre that’s...

Available For US Engagements
From Wild WebMink

Available For US Engagements

I expect to be in the USA in early-to-mid May (and possibly again in July). If you would like me to speak at a private or public event, or to provide consulting...

Promoting Document Freedom
From Wild WebMink

Promoting Document Freedom

Today is Document Freedom Day. It’s not the easiest subject to explain. It’s easy to explain why being free to video a police encounter in the USA is important,...

Magic Editable PDFs
From Wild WebMink

Magic Editable PDFs

Please stop sending .DOC or .DOCX files as attachments to your e-mails. There is a better way. Send editable PDFs. I explain how in ComputerWorldUK today.

? Artistic Excellence
From Wild WebMink

? Artistic Excellence

[This post is only useful to people who can buy MP3s from Amazon US - sorry] I have previously recommended samplers from Mishara Music. They specialise in singer...

? ORGCon, London
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? ORGCon, London

I spent the day yesterday at ORGCon with friends old and new, enjoying talks from a wide range of speakers including of course Cory Doctorow and Lawrence Lessig...

Magnetic North
From Wild WebMink

Magnetic North

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