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links for 2011-07-08
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links for 2011-07-08

USTR New Exclusive Right for Copyright Holders: Importation Provision in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) | Knowledge Ecology International USTR continues...

? Investing In Open Source
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? Investing In Open Source

Does your company use open source software? Do they contribute to it in any way? If not, perhaps you should follow the Brazilian government’s lead. Read about it...

links for 2011-07-07
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links for 2011-07-07

UK looks to US on piracy blocking Ed Vaizey's views at outrageously uninformed if this report is correct. (tags: UK Internet) Open Rights Group | Meeting with Ed...

? Brazil Signs Up To Develop Office Suites
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? Brazil Signs Up To Develop Office Suites

At FISL in Brazil last week, I had the opportunity to speak as the co-presenter in a session about the evolution of OpenOffice.org – I think there will eventually...

? TAPped Out
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? TAPped Out

If you don’t like whingeing by frequent fliers, skip this post! I spent all day Tuesday travelling back from Brazil on TAP. Having taken four flights with them...

links for 2011-07-04
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links for 2011-07-04

"We the corporations" – Move to Amend A very happy 4th to all my friends in the USA. A great way to celebrate is to go consider this timely Move To Amend campaign...

FUD Barriers For Open Source Non-Profits?
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FUD Barriers For Open Source Non-Profits?

In a post to a private mailing list I follow, Software Conservancy chief Bradley Kuhn has confirmed that an unexpected problem highlighted recently by CASH Music...

links for 2011-07-01
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links for 2011-07-01

Google Takeout Google seems committed to what I've long called "the freedom to leave", and that's giving me a lot of confidence trying out Plus. (tags: google security...

? 5
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? 5

I’ve been a fan of the music made by Lamb for a long time, but I’d assumed that when they broke up we’d not be hearing any more from them. Indeed, Lou Rhodes new...

links for 2011-06-30
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links for 2011-06-30

Remember what the Fourth Amendment protects? No? Just as well. | United States |Axisoflogic.com The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...

links for 2011-06-29
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links for 2011-06-29

The tough road to 501(c)(3) status for open-source

links for 2011-06-27
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links for 2011-06-27

The Failed Experiment of Software Patents – Open Enterprise One day one of these cases will have an outcome so outrageous that legislators will be forced to hold...

? Coffee Time in Brazil
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? Coffee Time in Brazil

Just ending a relaxing Sunday with friends in Brazil, who have these coffee plants in their garden. It’s getting close to the time the berries need harvesting,...

links for 2011-06-25
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links for 2011-06-25

JK Rowling reignites DRM debate (Wired UK) Fascinating use of power here by Rowling that has the potential to really change the eBook and DRM markets if others...

? Control Considered Harmful
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? Control Considered Harmful

When society was arranged as a series of intermediaries serving disconnected clients, distinguishing clients from non-clients was a key element of business. But...

? Talks In Brazil Next Week
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? Talks In Brazil Next Week

While the journey is a long one, I always enjoy visiting Brazil. Some of my best friends live there, and the whole place infused with a positive energy that’s unique...

? Free Communications
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? Free Communications

GoogleSharing – A Special Kind Of Proxy This is the online equivalent of a group of people keeping a jar full of Tesco Clubcards by the door so they can get all...

links for 2011-06-21
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links for 2011-06-21

Disastrous Implications of New Apple Patent for Blocking Cellphone Video – storify.com What an amazingly dangerous world Apple are exploring here. The scope for...

? Bitly and Spam Links
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? Bitly and Spam Links

I was interested last week to discover that, unknown to me, the link shortening service bit.ly was displaying a warning message when anyone clicked on one link...

links for 2011-06-17
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links for 2011-06-17

NZOSS Wins Patent Opposition So Microsoft doesn't have a patent on XML in document processing in New Zealand. Excellent result for the New Zealand Open Source Society...
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