Netcraft: SCO "own all your code"
Netcraft: SCO “own all your code”: “” (Via .) —– it would be better, of course, if this wasn’t their position…..
Read MoreNetcraft: SCO “own all your code”
Netcraft: SCO “own all your code”: “” (Via .) —– it would be better, of course, if this wasn’t their position…..
Read MoreEuroScience Open Forum 2004
EuroScience Open Forum 2004: “” (Via .) some good papers here
Read MoreSenate Passes CREATE Act
Senate Passes CREATE Act: “ On 11/20/2004, the Senate passed, and House agreed to S. 2192, the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of …” (Via beSpacific.) —— it will be interesting to see what effect this has….. not now, but in say 3 years, when people figure out how to exploit it.
Read MoreLinus, Monty, Rasmus: No Software Patents
Linus, Monty, Rasmus: No Software Patents: “Jan Wildeboer writes “The three most famous European authors of open-source software have issued an appeal against software patents on NoSoftwarePatents.com. Linus Torvalds (Linux), Michael “Monty” Widenius (MySQL) and Rasmus Lerdorf (PHP) urge the EU Council, which will convene later in the week, not to adopt a draft directive […]
Read MoreThe Path to The Handmaid's Tale
The Path to The Handmaid’s Tale: “ While Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm about an imminent frontal assault on Roe v. Wade from the Bush Administration, today we see instead how it’s going to play out — the end of choice via small and sly nibbles. Flexing post-election muscle, the Senate Republican leadership has […]
Read MoreThe Path to The Handmaid’s Tale
The Path to The Handmaid’s Tale: “While Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm about an imminent frontal assault on Roe v. Wade from the Bush Administration, today we see instead how it’s going to play out — the end of choice via small and sly nibbles. Flexing post-election muscle, the Senate Republican leadership has just […]
Read MoreSecret Laws
Secret Laws: “ Almost 2000 years BC, Hammurabi put Babylon’s laws in writing for the first time ever “so that all men might read and know what was required of them.” 4000 years later, the U.S. government is making public laws passé, according to an excellent article by Steve Aftergood of the Federation of American […]
Read MoreI despise Wal*mart
I despise Wal*mart: “Having stood atop the Pyramid of the Sun at ancient Teotihuacan, in awe of the vast and stunning metropolis that has dominated the skyline for thousands of years, I could weep at the mere thought of the Wal-Mart that opens next month only 1.6 km away. (Via Purse Lip Square Jaw.) ——- […]
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