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  • RMS going off on a tangent again

    RMS is leading people off on his own path again. He’s saying that if people want to keep their freedom they better not follow Torvalds. While it’s great that RMS doesn’t compromise his principles, the principle that he isn’t compromising isn’t necessary. RMS constantly tells us that it is the word “Free” which is important.…

  • OSI Board approves GPL v3 and LGPL v3

    The GPL v3 and LGPL v3 were unanimously approved by the OSI board at our monthly board meeting this week. Since this is a personal blog, I’d like to personally acknowledge all those who made it possible:

  • My resolve to treat Microsoft like any another license submitter is being sorely tested.

    There’s been a lot of debate in the community about how OSI should properly handle Microsoft’s planned submission of some of its licenses for OSD certification. That debate has been been going on within OSI, too. OSI’s official position, from the beginning, which I helped formulate and have expressed to any number of reporters and…

  • Why companies?

    I never quite have understood why the mainstream press concentrates so much on what companies are doing. For example, see Jon Brodkin’s NetWorld article, wherein he talks about nine open source companies to watch. Maybe they write more about companies with funding because they’re the people more likely to buy advertising than nonprofit projects. Yes,…

  • TCS Wide Area Network Emulator becomes open source

    In 2005 I visited India for the first time. It was a whirlwind tour and one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. The purpose of my visit was to promote open source based on my own experiences, and to get a first-hand understanding of the challenges and opportunities for open source in the…

  • Walking With Elephants — A smart new blog

    Mark Webbink has launched a new blog called Walking With Elephants. If Mark had been a developer working on glibc he might have gotten away with “Dances With Wolves”, but as a lawyer who has spent many years working with some of the largest software companies in the world, his title is certainly apt. As…

  • What I Learned from the Libertarians

    Earlier this summer I attended an event featuring Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show. At a time when the radio talk show format seems to have reached a point where the only way to be heard is to yell, and where the outrageous behavior of the host becomes news far more important than…

  • Dilbert and Open Source

    Dilbert mentions Open Source today. Or, rather, his boss mentions it “because it’s free.” Which it is, but it’s the freedom to run, modify, and share software that’s important. In the Pointy-Haired Boss’s office: PHB: “From now on, I want you to use Open Source software for everything we do. It’s free.” Dilbert: “I’ll be…

  • Some thoughts on OSI structure

    The issue of whether OSI should shift from the current limited board composition to be a [potentially] representative member-based structure has been a fairly long-standing question. However, it has been gaining more traction and attention of late, and we have a forum here on the OSI site for discussions about it. Yesterday I seeded the…

  • Design and the Bottom Line

    The Impact of Design on Stock Market Performance dates back to 2004, but the kernel of truth it reveals could be even more stunning for the world of open source. Here is the teaser from the Dexiner (pronounced Designer) website: Design is a critical component of business performance. We’ve heard designers, commentators and companies say…

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