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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Open Core Case Study
SugarCRM 6 Debuts with Open Source and Commercial Features While their marketing guy may claim “that overall, Sugar 6 is an open source product from an open source...
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? Join Me At Open World Forum
The conference landscape evolves constantly. Old events pass away, new ones arrive and it’s good to get pointers to know what’s worthwhile. I can recommend this...
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links for 2010-07-06
Woot calls out Associated Press for plagiarism Lovely Woot piece today, pointing out that if Woot quoted AP the way AP quoted Woot, they would demand payment. AP's...
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links for 2010-07-05
Groklaw – Open Core and OSI Pamela picks up both my article and Mark's and asks the obvious question. For the record, Mark is wrong to assert that I think only...
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links for 2010-07-04
Video Prison: Why Patents Might Threaten Free Online Video | NewAmerica.net Important explanation of why the patent thicket around video formats on the internet...
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links for 2010-07-01
Project Harmony looks to improve contribution agreements I hope to be able to participate in this activity, if only to ensure that it does not become a validation...
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? Open Source Dynamics
The Lack Of A Billion Dollar Pureplay Open Source Software Company Shows The Market Is Working Properly “just as we shouldn’t worry about the lack of “billion dollar”...
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Open Core: Bad For Software Freedom
The open core model is being feted as the new default open source business model. But I assert it does not deliver and sustain the principle that delivers cost...
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? Unexpected Harm
Sitting straight ‘bad for backs’ Somehow my body had already worked out that 135
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? Drawing A Crowd
Open World Forum 2010 – Agenda This year’s Open World Forum has a packed and scorching hot agenda and I’m honored to be chairing the opening state-of-the-union...
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links for 2010-06-26
The Immortality of Open Source Projects Good snapshot of the history and thinking behind ForgeRock. (tags: FOSS OpenSource ForgeRock SimonPhipps Clippings) CBC...
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Java Genius
This is a work of genius: The conference, JavaZone in Norway, deserves every bit of the attention it’s getting as a consequence.
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? Science Fiction Made Real
No Sleep ‘Til Fusion Wonderfully written story from Quinn about low-budget experimentation with fusion reactions. (tags: Fusion Energy Science Story) Live map of...
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links for 2010-06-24
Marten Mickos says open source doesn't have to be fully open This was the received wisdom among the senior VPs at Sun just before the fall of the company. While...
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? Why Do Open Source Advocates Attack Each Other?
Maybe it’s a trend, or maybe I just noticed because I was looking, but following my article last week about the strange parallels between Life of Brian and the...
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? BCS Members: Vote Now
If you’re a BCS Member or Fellow you’ve received a voting pack in the mail that needs your attention. Please vote this weekend so that there’s no risk of missing...
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links for 2010-06-17
UK keeps three times as many patents secret as the US Not only is the patent system broken (it has forgotten to protect the public good in return for granting a...