Sunday, June 26, 2005
Exploring Open Source Alternatives (for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University) by Eric Mesa (E-book) in Books > Comp
Exploring Open Source Alternatives (for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University) by Eric Mesa (E-book) in Books > Computer Science & Technology > Operating Systems > Linux: "Thinking of migrating your school, business, or department to Linux, but not sure what options you have? See through the BS that Microsoft is always saying and find out what your FREE alternatives are in the Open Source realm. Stop paying for software because, the truth is, you don't have to anymore! Although this is a report I prepared for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, it is applicate to everyone wondering if they can do without MS Windows."
NewsForge | The facts behind the "Get the Facts" ad campaign
NewsForge | The facts behind the "Get the Facts" ad campaign: "What I didn't know at the time that story was written was that the Info-Tech report was paid for by Microsoft -- just not up front, as in the 'funded' reports Microsoft has used before. I guess they've learned that it's a dead giveaway that when they fund a report or a benchmark it is bound to show Microsoft's message, regardless of reality. They were sneakier this time. They paid for it after the fact."
Saturday, June 25, 2005
cooltech.iafrica.com | tech news 'Bring and burn' open source software
cooltech.iafrica.com | tech news 'Bring and burn' open source software: "'The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, ... "
Berlingske Tidende
Berlingske Tidende
Another example that politicians in EU dont follow their mandate in EU meetings.
More here:
http://swpat.ffii.org/log/05/buitenen0621/
http://www.berlingske.dk/indland/artikel:aid=568504/
http://www.berlingske.dk/it/artikel:aid=568164/
"Der var ingen uklarheder i folketingsflertallets instruktion til Bendt Bendtsen, siger EU-ordførere. Ministeren skulle forhindre, at softwaredirektivet kom til afstemning i EUs Ministerråd og bagefter sende det til genforhandling. Fortroligt referat støtter ordførernes version."
http://www.berlingske.dk/it/artikel:aid=568502/
Another example that politicians in EU dont follow their mandate in EU meetings.
More here:
http://swpat.ffii.org/log/05/buitenen0621/
http://www.berlingske.dk/indland/artikel:aid=568504/
http://www.berlingske.dk/it/artikel:aid=568164/
"Der var ingen uklarheder i folketingsflertallets instruktion til Bendt Bendtsen, siger EU-ordførere. Ministeren skulle forhindre, at softwaredirektivet kom til afstemning i EUs Ministerråd og bagefter sende det til genforhandling. Fortroligt referat støtter ordførernes version."
http://www.berlingske.dk/it/artikel:aid=568502/
Van Buitenen MEP Inquires on Possibilities for Sanctions against Council Patent Officials
Van Buitenen MEP Inquires on Possibilities for Sanctions against Council Patent Officials: "The Council's patent policy working party, consisting of ministerial patent officials from the member states, secretly met on May 27th to form a joint position on the Parliament's proposed amendments to the Council's Uncommon Position on software patents. At that meeting, the Dutch representatives acted against promises given to their Parliament, positioning the Netherlands as a country that can not accept any limit on patentability with regard to software. In a letter sent to the Council today, Paul van Buitenen, known as a 'whistleblower' whose investigations forced a corrupt European Commission to resign, inquires about the legal basis for this kind of illoyalty in EU law and for sanctions available to bring the Council under democratic control. Questions on a related matter by a colleague of Buitenen and by FFII have so far been ignored by the Council."
i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - HP Consortium Releases Open Source Microfinance Banking Solution to Benefit Developing World
i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - HP Consortium Releases Open Source Microfinance Banking Solution to Benefit Developing World: "i-Newswire, - In partnership with a consortium of seven other public and private organizations, HP today announced the global release of an open source microfinance solution that is designed to change the way millions of people in the developing world access credit. "
EUROPA - Research - Headlines - Research on open source software
EUROPA - Research - Headlines - Research on open source software: "The project involves 17 partners in 12 countries around the world, who will share the €660 000 grant from the EU’s FP6. Focusing on FLOSS communities in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, India, Malaysia and South Africa, the project will enable research and policy development at a global level for the first time, and facilitate further collaboration between the EU and developing countries in this area, the partners say in a statement."
Open source economics
Policy: "Smithian virtues, Smithian threats
Along with micro-credit, OSS represents a new and exciting economic form which exemplify themes associated with Adam Smith. Firstly, as the great Austrian economist Carl Menger observed “Smith placed himself in all cases of conflict of interest between the poor and the rich, between the strong and the weak, without exception on the side of the latter”.[3]
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Along with micro-credit, OSS represents a new and exciting economic form which exemplify themes associated with Adam Smith. Firstly, as the great Austrian economist Carl Menger observed “Smith placed himself in all cases of conflict of interest between the poor and the rich, between the strong and the weak, without exception on the side of the latter”.[3]
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IT AsiaOne - News - Alliance pushes open-source
IT AsiaOne - News - Alliance pushes open-source: "The recently-formed Singapore Open Source Alliance (Sosa), a nine-member industry alliance initiated by local open-source solutions provider Resolvo Systems, cites eight IT giants as its other founding members - Apple, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems."
NewsForge | Italian lawyers in love with open source
NewsForge | Italian lawyers in love with open source: "The long-term availability and privacy of all legal documents deserve the highest possible guarantees. Only non-proprietary file formats like OpenDocument, the default format in OpenOffice.org 2.0, will always be legally accessible with any software program. Proprietary software, if loaded with DRM functionality, may silently track file modification and exchanges and automatically report it to third parties."
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
LXer: Is Microsoft Buying Anti-Virus Companies to Undermine Linux? You Decide
LXer: Is Microsoft Buying Anti-Virus Companies to Undermine Linux? You Decide: "Has Microsoft ever resolved its status as a monopoly? If not, who regulates this company? Do you consider buying up anti-virus companies that offer products for Linux anti-competitive?"
Emerging markets will be a match for Microsoft - ZDNet UK Comment
Emerging markets will be a match for Microsoft - ZDNet UK Comment: "And emerging markets will continue to point to open source software as a real, pragmatic alternative"
digi.no - Sikkerhet vil drive PC-salget fremover
digi.no - Sikkerhet vil drive PC-salget fremover
Med UbuntuLinux så sparar ein seg for 1) Dyre virusprogrammer 2) Dyre oppgraderingar av software 3) Dyre oppgraderingar av hardware 4) Nedsett produktivitet som fylgje av den sirupen som fylgjer med å køyre virusprogrammer på pc.
Med UbuntuLinux så sparar ein seg for 1) Dyre virusprogrammer 2) Dyre oppgraderingar av software 3) Dyre oppgraderingar av hardware 4) Nedsett produktivitet som fylgje av den sirupen som fylgjer med å køyre virusprogrammer på pc.
BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown warns EU on economic future
BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown warns EU on economic future: "'The challenge for Europe now is that of global competition.'"
The EU have already changed the policy of subidies from big scale to small scale farmers. I dont see much point in selling first class rice to EU farmers so they can feed pigs with it. India and China will inevitably grow anyway of the European and American protectionism. Software patents and too strong copyright protection will strike back on US and EU sooner or later because everyone see that this is extreme protectionism. The future will consist of much broader range of business models, much more complex cost-benefit structure than before. The globalization has not arrived for real yet, but in two-three years... So prepare for globalization and stop using old solution on new problems.
The EU have already changed the policy of subidies from big scale to small scale farmers. I dont see much point in selling first class rice to EU farmers so they can feed pigs with it. India and China will inevitably grow anyway of the European and American protectionism. Software patents and too strong copyright protection will strike back on US and EU sooner or later because everyone see that this is extreme protectionism. The future will consist of much broader range of business models, much more complex cost-benefit structure than before. The globalization has not arrived for real yet, but in two-three years... So prepare for globalization and stop using old solution on new problems.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Korea brings homegrown open source to schools | Tech News on ZDNet
Korea brings homegrown open source to schools | Tech News on ZDNet: "The South Korean government is rolling out a homegrown open-source platform to 10,000 schools in the country."
Telenor has just given 7000 Microsoft computers to the Norwegian Schools, I wonder if the pupils from South-Korea is going to learn more with using Linux. Time will show.
Telenor has just given 7000 Microsoft computers to the Norwegian Schools, I wonder if the pupils from South-Korea is going to learn more with using Linux. Time will show.
Monday, June 20, 2005
The Economic Majority Against Software Patents
The Economic Majority Against Software Patents: "The Economic Majority Against Software Patents"
Linux solves Bergen schools' IT | Linux
Linux solves Bergen schools' IT | Linux: "The Benefits? Reduced operating system licence and support fees; centralised architecture offers easier, more cost-effective management and maintenance; stable solution with built-in component redundancy for greater resilience; effective load balancing; enhanced scalability "
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Tehrantimes
Description of Selected News: "Africa's problem isn't dishonesty or immaturity, which are fairly evenly spread around the planet. It is too many relatively small ethnic groups trying to share the same country. Social traditions that expect successful people to support even distant relations often make the situation worse, but no other continent has such extravagant ethnic diversity, so it's really up to Africans themselves to overcome the problem."
Interesting, but I would add that a free information infrastructure would be good because then all these etnic group could see how they are cheated. And 800 angry Agricans with free access to internet is going to change a bit I suppose.
Interesting, but I would add that a free information infrastructure would be good because then all these etnic group could see how they are cheated. And 800 angry Agricans with free access to internet is going to change a bit I suppose.
The Observer | Business | How Europe cheats Africa
The Observer | Business | How Europe cheats Africa
"The most powerful commitment Europe could make to saving Africa would be to abolish the Common Agricultural Policy."
Thats one of the reasons why it is a crisis in EU right now, because Blair dont want to contribute to the export subsidies. But why should the farmers in EU pay the entire price and give up their work?
"The most powerful commitment Europe could make to saving Africa would be to abolish the Common Agricultural Policy."
Thats one of the reasons why it is a crisis in EU right now, because Blair dont want to contribute to the export subsidies. But why should the farmers in EU pay the entire price and give up their work?
Why millions of Africans have a stake in the outcome of Europe´s farm row
News: "For every dollar to be dished out to Africa at the G8 meeting next month, another is snatched away by Western protectionism. Raymond Whitaker reports"
Good article!
Good article!
BBC NEWS | Business | Wolfowitz calls for subsidy cuts
BBC NEWS | Business | Wolfowitz calls for subsidy cuts: "Wealthy nations must reduce their agricultural subsidies to help African producers enter new markets, World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz has argued."
BBC NEWS | Health | G8 'must stop medic brain-drain'
BBC NEWS | Health | G8 'must stop medic brain-drain': "Nurses' and doctors' leaders have called on the UK Government to tackle the 'poaching' of overseas healthcare workers, at next month's G8 summit."
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Tectonic -- Linux and open source news
Tectonic -- Linux and open source news: "tuXlab to install 100th school Linux-lab, plans for next 100"
Tectonic -- Linux and open source news
Tectonic -- Linux and open source news: "Schools Linux volunteers install ten laboratories in one day"
Library materials given to search engines
Library materials given to search engines: "About 5,000 public, academic and military libraries nationwide are participating in the pilot program announced Thursday by Thomson Gale, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based company that provides electronic versions of articles, encyclopedic references and 18th-century books."
Friday, June 17, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
UXDOTS: Screen-Reader for Linux (synthetic speech)
UXDOTS: Screen-Reader for Linux: "LINUX is a complete UNIX operating system for the PC!
The strict separation of the textual and graphical user interface is a property of the Linux operating system, that makes it attractive especially for blind computer users."
The Acrobat Reader 7 has synthetic speech too. Just click on "view" and you will see it. Thanks to Junior for showing me this!
The strict separation of the textual and graphical user interface is a property of the Linux operating system, that makes it attractive especially for blind computer users."
The Acrobat Reader 7 has synthetic speech too. Just click on "view" and you will see it. Thanks to Junior for showing me this!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Firefox at USF Tampa library - Spread Firefox
Firefox at USF Tampa library - Spread Firefox: "I would think that most system administrators are pretty knowlegeable and are deploying firefox or at least planning on it. I've noticed it in every library and computer lab that I've used here at Northwestern University."
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Applied Abstractions: Lessig frustrated with Kopinor conference
Applied Abstractions: Lessig frustrated with Kopinor conference: "A second example is Kopinor itself, which collects a fee from universities, school, companies etc. meant to compensate authors for works copied for studying (which is permissible under Norwegian law.) Yet, most of what is copied in Norwegian universities is foreign material, which they make little effort to redistribute. Also, they refuse to take into account the increasing amount of material that is available free for non-commercial use (such as all of ACMs material, for instance) and thus take a reduction in their fees. Incidentally, the money is distributed according to criteria somewhat similar to the Norwegian authors' association mentioned above."
From Espens Blog.
My comment: I agree 100 percent in the word above. I have really problems to see any justification of Kopinors activity. Sorry.
From Espens Blog.
My comment: I agree 100 percent in the word above. I have really problems to see any justification of Kopinors activity. Sorry.
Lawrence Lessig in Norway
Lawrence Lessig: "Yet there was a general view at the conference that this was wrong. That we hurt developing nations, for example, if we give them knowledge for free. They should have to pay for the truths we create. It weakens them, the argument went, if they can just take what we have discovered. Better to encourage their industry of science than to destroy it by simply spreading the truths that science here has created.
This is really an astonishing argument, as it is as clearly wrong from the perspective of economics as an argument could be. Assuming the discoverer is compensated for the discovery, there is no reason to block the spread of knowledge just for the purpose of inducing industry in a developing nation."
This is really an astonishing argument, as it is as clearly wrong from the perspective of economics as an argument could be. Assuming the discoverer is compensated for the discovery, there is no reason to block the spread of knowledge just for the purpose of inducing industry in a developing nation."
Linux lure
Linux lure: "'Promoting Linux's applications and open-source software in government departments and enterprises is key to building an open-source industry eco-system,' says Ding Wenwu, deputy-director-general of MII's department of electronics and information products."
Monday, June 13, 2005
IDG's PC World Unveils Winners of the 2005 World Class Awards
IDG's PC World Unveils Winners of the 2005 World Class Awards
As one could expect from Open Source: Ubuntu 5.04, Firefox, Gmail, Google, Thunderbird, Wikipedia, Internet archive won their cathegory of PCWORLD product of the year 2005. The GNU/Linux friend Google has become the world biggest media company, just passed Time Warner and much bigger than Disney.
As one could expect from Open Source: Ubuntu 5.04, Firefox, Gmail, Google, Thunderbird, Wikipedia, Internet archive won their cathegory of PCWORLD product of the year 2005. The GNU/Linux friend Google has become the world biggest media company, just passed Time Warner and much bigger than Disney.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Is the telephone industry ready for open source? | Newsmakers | CNET News.com
Is the telephone industry ready for open source? | Newsmakers | CNET News.com: "Nowadays with the Internet, the idea of selling things on a per-license basis, as software's typically sold, just isn't compatible any more."
HEXUS.net : Review : Home-grown open-source video Codec to save BBC millions and make possible 'universal access' : Page - 1/1
HEXUS.net : Review : Home-grown open-source video Codec to save BBC millions and make possible 'universal access' : Page - 1/1: "The Dirac video Codec created by BBC R&D and co-developed since early 2004 with open-source programmers is set to remove one massive barrier to making available on the internet all BBC TV output – by saving the corporation very many millions of pounds in streaming license fees in coming years. "
Saturday, June 11, 2005
The Power Of Us
The Power Of Us: "Yochai Benkler, a Yale Law School professor who studies the economics of networks, thinks such online cooperation is spurring a new mode of production beyond the two classic pillars of economics, the firm and the market. 'Peer production,' as he calls work such as open-source software, file-sharing, and Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN ) millions of customer product reviews, creates value with neither conventional corporate oversight nor market incentives such as payment. 'The economic role of social behavior is increasing,' he says."
Linux News: Open Source: There's No Need To Fear Open Source
Linux News: Open Source: There's No Need To Fear Open Source: "As always, when choosing technology alternatives, the bottom line is whether the product meets the library's automation needs as well as its support needs. There is no reason to let fear rule out open-source software when it may be just the right solution for your library. "
U-land er bedre på industri enn jordbruk
U-land er bedre p�industri enn jordbruk: "U-land er bedre p�industri enn jordbruk
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Friday, June 10, 2005
Linux Latin-America
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CIO Asia - The Linux Engine that Could
CIO Asia - The Linux Engine that Could: "What makes this deal special is its size. With 5.3 trillion renminbi (US$640 billion) in total assets, ICBC is China’s biggest bank, serving 100 million individuals and 8.1 million corporate accounts through more than 20,000 branch offices across China. When the project is completed, many of ICBC’s 390,000 employees will be accessing applications hosted on Linux servers on a daily basis."
DarkVision Hardware - Firefox gains more marketshare
DarkVision Hardware - Firefox gains more marketshare
Firefox more than 8 percent global market share, not bad!
Firefox more than 8 percent global market share, not bad!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Gartner Analyzes Hottest Topics of 2005: Open-Source, Voice/Data Convergence, Service-Oriented Architecture, IT Utility and Global Sourcing; New Speci
Gartner Analyzes Hottest Topics of 2005: Open-Source, Voice/Data Convergence, Service-Oriented Architecture, IT Utility and Global Sourcing; New Special Report Projects Adoption Rates, Assesses Key Issues: "By 2008 95 percent of Global 2000 organizations will have formal open-source acquisition and management strategies; and, OSS applications will directly compete with closed-source products in every software infrastructure market. By 2010, IT organizations in Global 2000 companies will consider open-source products in 80 percent of their infrastructure-focused software investments and 25 percent of their business software investments. "
Monday, June 06, 2005
Biology News Net: Bioinformatics - Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research
Biology News Net: Bioinformatics - Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research: "The simulation, called AgentCell, has possible applications in cancer research, drug development and combating bioterrorism."
And OPEN SOURCE so even the poorest country in the world can get it and use it for the most advanced research.
And OPEN SOURCE so even the poorest country in the world can get it and use it for the most advanced research.
NewsForge | Playboy spreads open source software
NewsForge | Playboy spreads open source software: "Playboy's corporate management has warmly welcomed Yocum's moves toward open source. They appreciate the cost savings and, Yocum says, display an attitude of 'whatever works.' The push toward open source, he says, comes from the bottom up; the real fans of Apache and Perl are the network administrators, including himself, and they are fortunate to have bosses who give them the freedom to use open alternatives.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Saturday, June 04, 2005
PCWorld.com - The 100 Best Products of 2005
PCWorld.com - The 100 Best Products of 2005
FIREFOX WINS "PRODUCT OF THE YEAR" 2005 in PCWORLD USA.
CNET rank Firefox as the worlds best browser. I AGREE 100 percent. I have dozens of extensions and customized it together with Google Toolbar so it is extremely reliable and efficient.
FIREFOX WINS "PRODUCT OF THE YEAR" 2005 in PCWORLD USA.
CNET rank Firefox as the worlds best browser. I AGREE 100 percent. I have dozens of extensions and customized it together with Google Toolbar so it is extremely reliable and efficient.
Money Plans - FirefoxIE - Test IE Compatibility Inside Firefox, www.firefoxie.net Fully Equipped and Ready for Firefox 1.0PR : Onlypunjab.com Team-
Money Plans - FirefoxIE - Test IE Compatibility Inside Firefox, www.firefoxie.net Fully Equipped and Ready for Firefox 1.0PR : Onlypunjab.com Team-: "As it appears, we may have a full opportunity to finally and fully break out from IE's deadly stranglehold on Web page development. Check out “FF/IE WebPages” at www.firefoxie.net . This item now has information that will help developers create Web pages that render
identically in the Mozilla Firefox browser and the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser!"
identically in the Mozilla Firefox browser and the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser!"
Money Plans - Fork in Linux Road? : Tech Bytes-
Money Plans - Fork in Linux Road? : Tech Bytes-: "In contrast, the Linux kernel is tightly controlled by Linus Torvalds and some core Linux code keepers. As long as these people are around, there is little chance that the Linux kernel will fork like the Unix kernel did. The only differences among Linux distributions in terms of kernel is which version of the kernel each is based on."
My comments: The kernel is what makes GNU/Linux so genious compared to Microsoft and Unix. Because GNU/Linux dont have to think profit, they dont stand over the tradeoff between compatibility and profit. And on the top of that there is special guidelines for secureing compatibility for applications. I like the strategy to Oracle against other Linux distributions, because it is still open for implementation if a group of smart people join together. A free human may not use his/her possibilities in life, but the point is that if he/she WANT it strong enough it is POSSIBLE compared to a slave. This resemble the American "self-made man" and the American way of life, isnt it? The US government try to depress the evolution of Free Libre Open Source (FLOSS) as much as they can today. No ideals here please except on meaningless parties or propaganda.
My comments: The kernel is what makes GNU/Linux so genious compared to Microsoft and Unix. Because GNU/Linux dont have to think profit, they dont stand over the tradeoff between compatibility and profit. And on the top of that there is special guidelines for secureing compatibility for applications. I like the strategy to Oracle against other Linux distributions, because it is still open for implementation if a group of smart people join together. A free human may not use his/her possibilities in life, but the point is that if he/she WANT it strong enough it is POSSIBLE compared to a slave. This resemble the American "self-made man" and the American way of life, isnt it? The US government try to depress the evolution of Free Libre Open Source (FLOSS) as much as they can today. No ideals here please except on meaningless parties or propaganda.
GROKLAW (recommended reading to understand the difference!)
GROKLAW: "If I were to invent a device for finding mushrooms in a forest — as a mycophile, this an idea I've actually spent some time on — then it would doubtless contain software. For example, I could develop an algorithm that sorted and counted spores in an air sample through video analysis, but all the patent would care about would be a black box that produced a spore analysis to ring a bell, point an arrow or whatever. That would be strong enough to protect my invention — even if someone came up with a different way to sort spores — but wouldn't stop anyone else from using video analysis to check for dandruff or cocaine particles at parties. That seems to sensibly encompass the balance between protection and disclosure that the patent system is designed to strike."
NewsForge | Don't fear the patent
NewsForge | Don't fear the patent
READ COMMENTS to this article, they are very good and shows that this is not the right time to be NAIVE! Patents on software without direct connection to the natural forces is the same as giving the multinationals the exclusive right to rule the global business without any significant democratic influence, because the society has in a "democratic" way abstained from democratic influence over the multinationals. Is people really aware of this global and gigantic fish-hook? Bring into the picture Digital Rights Management and the the evil picture is complete.
READ COMMENTS to this article, they are very good and shows that this is not the right time to be NAIVE! Patents on software without direct connection to the natural forces is the same as giving the multinationals the exclusive right to rule the global business without any significant democratic influence, because the society has in a "democratic" way abstained from democratic influence over the multinationals. Is people really aware of this global and gigantic fish-hook? Bring into the picture Digital Rights Management and the the evil picture is complete.
Council trying to derail Parliament's Second Reading
Council trying to derail Parliament's Second Reading: "Hartmut Pilch of FFII expects: 'The disccourse of many Committee members will then be strongly influenced by 'political' considerations, with 'realism' and 'compromise' being the buzzwords and the achievement of a clear and adequate law becoming a secondary objective at best.'
In the concluding conversation with EPP shadow rapporteur Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP at the FFII's conference on Wednesday, Pilch said the Council is hastily meeting because, as realists, they are afraid of the enormous force of a clear counter-position from the European Parliament, and therefore are trying to derail the process. 'Realistically speaking, truth is a strong weapon. So let's use it', Pilch concluded."
"The negotiations are secret, and usually the positions of individual countries are not published."
My commentary: This process shows that the politicians in the EU is caught in a undemocratic game. The more secret they can negotiate, the better for the multinationals, and it seems that the EU-politicians aims to favour the multinationals instead of trusting the creativity and entrepeneurship of their own people. It also shows that the EU-politicians have locked in a position that economic growth in EU can only be achieved by hindering the third world to develop into the knowledge society. So, the 250 year old tradition with protectionism and imperialism continues into the new information society. This is a coward strategy instead of using the possibility ICT gives, to let the whole globe prosper in economic growth in an ecological friendly way. This strategy seems to thrive well in the EU system, I am sorry to say after 7 year with enthusiastic support to EU. When it comes to the issues that the strategists in EU really think it is important, the democracy is largely removed from the arena, while "unimportant" issues is given democratic treatment. I DO NOT LIKE IT!
In the concluding conversation with EPP shadow rapporteur Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP at the FFII's conference on Wednesday, Pilch said the Council is hastily meeting because, as realists, they are afraid of the enormous force of a clear counter-position from the European Parliament, and therefore are trying to derail the process. 'Realistically speaking, truth is a strong weapon. So let's use it', Pilch concluded."
"The negotiations are secret, and usually the positions of individual countries are not published."
My commentary: This process shows that the politicians in the EU is caught in a undemocratic game. The more secret they can negotiate, the better for the multinationals, and it seems that the EU-politicians aims to favour the multinationals instead of trusting the creativity and entrepeneurship of their own people. It also shows that the EU-politicians have locked in a position that economic growth in EU can only be achieved by hindering the third world to develop into the knowledge society. So, the 250 year old tradition with protectionism and imperialism continues into the new information society. This is a coward strategy instead of using the possibility ICT gives, to let the whole globe prosper in economic growth in an ecological friendly way. This strategy seems to thrive well in the EU system, I am sorry to say after 7 year with enthusiastic support to EU. When it comes to the issues that the strategists in EU really think it is important, the democracy is largely removed from the arena, while "unimportant" issues is given democratic treatment. I DO NOT LIKE IT!
Friday, June 03, 2005
Linux News: Software: Open Source Catching On in Travel Industry
Linux News: Software: Open Source Catching On in Travel Industry: "A 'perfect storm' of forces is converging that will lead open source Latest News about open source to dominate the information technology systems of the travel industry by 2007, according to Marc Fleury, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of JBoss, headquartered in Atlanta."
Thursday, June 02, 2005
BBC NEWS | Business | Brazil adopts open-source software
BBC NEWS | Business | Brazil adopts open-source software: "'The number one reason for this change is economic,' says Sergio Amadeu, who runs the government's National Institute for Information Technology.
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NewsForge | Red Hat Summit Day 2: Good collaboration and more
NewsForge | Red Hat Summit Day 2: Good collaboration and more: "In his summary, Wladawsky-Berger noted that 'open source collaboration is an absolute key to the 21st century.'"
InformationWeek > Linux In Government > U.S. Health Department Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell > June 1, 2005
InformationWeek > Linux In Government > U.S. Health Department Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell > June 1, 2005: "U.S. Health Department Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell "
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Microsoft risikerer gigantb�ter- Aftenposten Nettutgaven
Microsoft risikerer gigantb�ter- Aftenposten Nettutgaven
"Gigantbøter"? Tøv, ein halv milliard dollar er ingenting for Microsoft som berre i år reknar med ein rein profitt på 120 milliardar kroner. Det er ikkje rart at Bill Gates er vanskeleg, han har nesten ingenting å tape. Skal liksom norske konkurranse-styresmakter hamle opp mot han? Kva skjer med den saka når den amerikanske ambassadøren tek ein alvorleg samtale med statsministaren? Det er makta som rår i stor businessen.
"Gigantbøter"? Tøv, ein halv milliard dollar er ingenting for Microsoft som berre i år reknar med ein rein profitt på 120 milliardar kroner. Det er ikkje rart at Bill Gates er vanskeleg, han har nesten ingenting å tape. Skal liksom norske konkurranse-styresmakter hamle opp mot han? Kva skjer med den saka når den amerikanske ambassadøren tek ein alvorleg samtale med statsministaren? Det er makta som rår i stor businessen.
SV - Du kan fortsatt bruke MP3-spilleren din
SV - Du kan fortsatt bruke MP3-spilleren din: "En teknisk sperre kan være en kopibeskyttelse, for eksempel på en lydfil. Problemet er at det også godt kan være en avspillingssperre, som sikrer at Microsoft sine formater ikke kan spilles på annen programvare enn deres egen. Utviklere av programvare basert på åpen kildekode frykter med god grunn at dette vil medføre at de ikke får utvikle avspillingsutstyr for sine systemer."
Min kommentar: 10-0 til platebransjen og Microsoft/Apple. Graturlere med å ha klart å narra endå ein nasjon trill rundt :-) No er det vel konkurranselova som skal hindre misbruk av marknadsmakt, men det er ingen konkurransetilsyn i verda som har klart å ta innersvingen på Microsoft det minste. Det var interessant å sjå Ap og regjeringa sine sanne ansikt demonstrert så krystallklart vegra seg å utfordre EU og Microsoft. Denne lovprosessen er eit prakteksemplar på at sjølve dei økonomiske økosystema får vere i fred uansett kor konkurransefiendtlege dei er, og så innrømmar ein forbrukarane og skattebetalarane ubetydelege gevinstar.
Eg har vore EU-sympatisør i 7 år, og har framleis tru på EU og Lisboa-planen. Det er berre to ting som er problemet: For det er at EU legg opp til ei storstilt Lisboa-plan om å skape vekst på bekostning av andre regionar, det vil seie ein utruleg feig plan. For det andre, dei har tenkt å skaffe seg verkemidla til dette gjennom ein heilt utruleg udemokratisk prosess som ikkje står tilbake for praksisen i bananrepublikkane. Minister Bernt Bentsen i Danmark fekk mandat frå det danske Folketinget for å stoppe mjukvaredirektivet i EU-kommisjonen, men på møtet så unnlot han å fylgje mandatet han hadde fått. Sambandet mellom folket og deira representantar er med andre ord kappa av i Danmark. Eg tenkjer med gru på at Noreg sansynlegvis ville ha kome opp i same situasjon dersom me hadde vore medlem av EU i dag. I Noreg så jobbar Grethe Knutsen for næringslivet, Grete Faremo for Microsoft og Grete Berget for norsk medlemsskap i EU. Kva har slike lobbyistar å seie for Arbeidarpartiet?
Det er tydelegvis eit elite-problem i Noreg slik som i Frankrike, og det er vel snart på tide å få brote opp desse banda. Fyrst og fremst for å få gitt den tredje vera ei reell mulegheit til økonomisk vekst via handel og elektronisk infrastruktur, men også av interesse for norske forbrukarar og skattebetalarar. Forholdet til USA ville sjølvsagt vorte veldig dårleg, forholdet til EU ville nok også gått i vasken, men problemet er jo nettopp at det norske demokratiet har havna i lommene til storkapitalen og byråkratane i EU-kommisjonen. Denne gisselsituasjonen tærar på demokratiet og vil før eller seinare føre til eit folkeleg opprør slik som i Frankrike. Spesielt dersom den medfører at me tapar i konkurransa med USA og Kina/India. Det er rett og slett umogleg å møte så store samfunnsomveltningar som globaliseringa VIL medføre utan at folket har kjensla av å ta del i avgjerdene. Det er overraskande mange som har skjønt maktspelet her i Noreg, så det skal verte spennande å sjå kva slags utslag det gir til valet. SV, RV og Frp er tydelegvis partier som har minst med etablerte edderkoppnett å gjere sjølv om ein kan stille seg skeptisk til realismen i ein del dei har på programmet. Uansett så er demokratiet grunnvollen for fridom og tryggleik, så her gjeld det å vere obs.
Min kommentar: 10-0 til platebransjen og Microsoft/Apple. Graturlere med å ha klart å narra endå ein nasjon trill rundt :-) No er det vel konkurranselova som skal hindre misbruk av marknadsmakt, men det er ingen konkurransetilsyn i verda som har klart å ta innersvingen på Microsoft det minste. Det var interessant å sjå Ap og regjeringa sine sanne ansikt demonstrert så krystallklart vegra seg å utfordre EU og Microsoft. Denne lovprosessen er eit prakteksemplar på at sjølve dei økonomiske økosystema får vere i fred uansett kor konkurransefiendtlege dei er, og så innrømmar ein forbrukarane og skattebetalarane ubetydelege gevinstar.
Eg har vore EU-sympatisør i 7 år, og har framleis tru på EU og Lisboa-planen. Det er berre to ting som er problemet: For det er at EU legg opp til ei storstilt Lisboa-plan om å skape vekst på bekostning av andre regionar, det vil seie ein utruleg feig plan. For det andre, dei har tenkt å skaffe seg verkemidla til dette gjennom ein heilt utruleg udemokratisk prosess som ikkje står tilbake for praksisen i bananrepublikkane. Minister Bernt Bentsen i Danmark fekk mandat frå det danske Folketinget for å stoppe mjukvaredirektivet i EU-kommisjonen, men på møtet så unnlot han å fylgje mandatet han hadde fått. Sambandet mellom folket og deira representantar er med andre ord kappa av i Danmark. Eg tenkjer med gru på at Noreg sansynlegvis ville ha kome opp i same situasjon dersom me hadde vore medlem av EU i dag. I Noreg så jobbar Grethe Knutsen for næringslivet, Grete Faremo for Microsoft og Grete Berget for norsk medlemsskap i EU. Kva har slike lobbyistar å seie for Arbeidarpartiet?
Det er tydelegvis eit elite-problem i Noreg slik som i Frankrike, og det er vel snart på tide å få brote opp desse banda. Fyrst og fremst for å få gitt den tredje vera ei reell mulegheit til økonomisk vekst via handel og elektronisk infrastruktur, men også av interesse for norske forbrukarar og skattebetalarar. Forholdet til USA ville sjølvsagt vorte veldig dårleg, forholdet til EU ville nok også gått i vasken, men problemet er jo nettopp at det norske demokratiet har havna i lommene til storkapitalen og byråkratane i EU-kommisjonen. Denne gisselsituasjonen tærar på demokratiet og vil før eller seinare føre til eit folkeleg opprør slik som i Frankrike. Spesielt dersom den medfører at me tapar i konkurransa med USA og Kina/India. Det er rett og slett umogleg å møte så store samfunnsomveltningar som globaliseringa VIL medføre utan at folket har kjensla av å ta del i avgjerdene. Det er overraskande mange som har skjønt maktspelet her i Noreg, så det skal verte spennande å sjå kva slags utslag det gir til valet. SV, RV og Frp er tydelegvis partier som har minst med etablerte edderkoppnett å gjere sjølv om ein kan stille seg skeptisk til realismen i ein del dei har på programmet. Uansett så er demokratiet grunnvollen for fridom og tryggleik, så her gjeld det å vere obs.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Xinhua - English
Xinhua - English: "Participants at a gathering in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Karala, to campaign for free software expressed happiness that their lobbying had put at bay attempts to allow software to be patented, at least for the time being.
But they warned that unless the country was careful, India could be stepping into a minefield that could affect software developers.
Last December, a presidential ordinance threatened to bring software under patents, causing much angst among software developers nationwide. After considerable lobbying, the software developers managed to avert the 'threat'."
But they warned that unless the country was careful, India could be stepping into a minefield that could affect software developers.
Last December, a presidential ordinance threatened to bring software under patents, causing much angst among software developers nationwide. After considerable lobbying, the software developers managed to avert the 'threat'."
NewsFactor Network - Tech Trends - Developing Countries Opting for Linux
NewsFactor Network - Tech Trends - Developing Countries Opting for Linux: "The Cuban government's announcement it is switching from Microsoft's Latest News about Microsoft Windows to Linux Latest News about Linux reflects an ongoing trend of more developing countries and local governments making the change.
Brazil, India, South Africa, China, Russia and South Korea are only some of the countries already broadly using various forms of Linux on a government level. This growth is going to continue, ...."
Brazil, India, South Africa, China, Russia and South Korea are only some of the countries already broadly using various forms of Linux on a government level. This growth is going to continue, ...."
NewsForge | Stallman: Nokia's patent announcement next to nothing
NewsForge | Stallman: Nokia's patent announcement next to nothing: "This week it was Nokia's turn. Nokia announced it would not use its patents to attack the developers of one specific free software project: the kernel Linux, developed by Linus Torvalds and others, which is most prominently used as the kernel of the GNU/Linux operating system.
Unlike Sun's empty gesture, this isn't nothing. It is good to know that one important free software project will not be attacked by this particular megacorporation. But the Free Software Directory lists over 4,000 free software packages. Nokia's announcement says nothing about them, so they still face the potential threat of being attacked by Nokia in the future. Nokia's announcement isn't nothing, but it is next to nothing."
Unlike Sun's empty gesture, this isn't nothing. It is good to know that one important free software project will not be attacked by this particular megacorporation. But the Free Software Directory lists over 4,000 free software packages. Nokia's announcement says nothing about them, so they still face the potential threat of being attacked by Nokia in the future. Nokia's announcement isn't nothing, but it is next to nothing."
Blogger on the go with your mobile phone!
With Blogger it is now possible to take a picture with your mobile phone and/or send text to your personal blog.
EU studies impact of software patents on open source
"Researchers at a Dutch university are conducting a study for the European Commission on the effect of software patents on innovation -- but the Commission is pressing ahead with plans to introduce the patents in Europe without waiting for the results of the research to be published.
The team of researchers at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands began their three-year study last December, examining the legal, technical and economic effects of software patents on software innovation.
The study will take a broad view of the economic consequences: "We are doing a survey not so much on patents as on innovation, and not just software," said Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, program leader for studies of free and open-source software at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (Merit). "
LinuxWorld
The team of researchers at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands began their three-year study last December, examining the legal, technical and economic effects of software patents on software innovation.
The study will take a broad view of the economic consequences: "We are doing a survey not so much on patents as on innovation, and not just software," said Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, program leader for studies of free and open-source software at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (Merit). "
LinuxWorld
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Computerworld Online - Bendt Bendtsen kaldes i patent-samråd igen
Computerworld Online - Bendt Bendtsen kaldes i patent-samr�d igen: "Erhvervsminister Bendt Bendtsen skal endnu en gang i samr�d i Folketingets Europaudvalg. Han skal igen forsvare sig overfor anklager om ikke at have fulgt en flertals-indstilling fra Folketinget, som kr�vede EU's direktiv om softwarepatenter genforhandlet."
The Hindu : Front Page : Here comes the no-frills, mobile computer system
The Hindu : Front Page : Here comes the no-frills, mobile computer system: "The target audience is households, small shops, professionals such as lawyers and chartered accountants, and field staff of pharmaceutical, insurance and other industries. It could be used as e-book readers by educational institutions, for telemedicine and as a nurse's aide."
BIG NEWS ON USA MICROSOFT: Slavery to It Is Ending : Argentina Indymedia (( i ))
BIG NEWS ON USA MICROSOFT: Slavery to It Is Ending : Argentina Indymedia (( i )): "Mass-produced computers can KILL Microsoft and free the world's computer users. They'll be too cheap to accommodate MS Windows -- MS's bread and butter. Computers will go the way of TVs and VCRs -- cheap offshore (non-USA) production. They'll be cheap, simple, general-purpose (FREE SOFTWARE), all-electronic (no disk drive) -- in other words, real electronic computers, finally. READ ABOUT THE OPENING SHOT, MOBILIS, FIRED IN BANGALORE, INDIA, ON MAY 26, 2005."
Saturday, May 28, 2005
heise online - EU to support project that studies open-source and free software
heise online - EU to support project that studies open-source and free software: "Seventeen authorities and research institutions from the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, Bulgaria and Croatia as well as Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Malaysia and South Africa are taking part in the FLOSSWorld Project. The project is being coordinated by the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)."
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
FSFLA - Declaration of Intent
FSFLA - Declaration of Intent: "A few months ago, a group of people gathered with the intention of planning the structure and setting the goals of the future Free Software Foundation Latinoam�rica (FSFLA), an organisation meant to become a sister to the United States of America's Free Software Foundation (FSF), Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)' and Free Software Foundation India (FSFI)."
UWC in R10m open source project
UWC in R10m open source project: "The University of the Western Cape (UWC) will commit R10 million over three years to the development of a student enrolment management system (SEMS) based on free software.
The university believes this model of development using open source software � which is software open to modification � will become the norm in future.
Work on the system is to begin immediately, and involves a strategic collaboration with industry and the African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project, a collaboration of nine African universities.
'We believe the free software approach is the one that is best for UWC,� says UWC rector Brian O'Connell. �It is our intention to produce a system that is usable by other African higher education institutions, some of which will eventually join with us in creating the generic components of the system. The collaborative free software approach is the most sustainable in the long-term.�"
The university believes this model of development using open source software � which is software open to modification � will become the norm in future.
Work on the system is to begin immediately, and involves a strategic collaboration with industry and the African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project, a collaboration of nine African universities.
'We believe the free software approach is the one that is best for UWC,� says UWC rector Brian O'Connell. �It is our intention to produce a system that is usable by other African higher education institutions, some of which will eventually join with us in creating the generic components of the system. The collaborative free software approach is the most sustainable in the long-term.�"
PalmSource Affirms Linux Commitment
PalmSource Affirms Linux Commitment: "SAN JOSE, Calif.—'Linux is our platform for the future,' said Dr. Dave Nagel, delivering a keynote talk to an audience of 1,000 attendees at the Palm's annual developer event, renamed from 'devcon' to 'Mobile Summit' this year."
Nokia debuts Linux-based Web device | CNET News.com
Nokia debuts Linux-based Web device | CNET News.com: "Nokia on Wednesday announced a pocket-size Web browser for wireless broadband networks, the Finnish firm's first Linux-based device and its first product without a built-in mobile phone."
350 dollars, 100 dollar more than a similar Indian PC, but the hardware prices is falling sharp and quickly. The 100 dollar pc to MIT should be a reality in 18 months, but that will not be for sale (just for governments and embassies).
350 dollars, 100 dollar more than a similar Indian PC, but the hardware prices is falling sharp and quickly. The 100 dollar pc to MIT should be a reality in 18 months, but that will not be for sale (just for governments and embassies).
Nokia - IPR Statements - Press - About Nokia
Nokia - IPR Statements - Press - About Nokia: "Nokia hereby commits not to assert any of its Patents (as defined herein below) against any Linux Kernel (as defined herein below) existing as of 25 May 2005. "
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