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And by my earlier criticism of the IIPA position that open source == piracy…there might be something to that. Feel free to copy and distribute any of the open source…

One of the most interesting things to happen in the past couple of years, is Microsoft’s embrace of Open Source. This means different things to various people I’ve spoken with…

It was more than a month ago that I started my pilgrimage to Texas to prepare for and participate in a court case in East Texas, but it still seems…

Some friends of Open Source are banging out an OSHW definition. They’re doing a good job so far. If you’re making open source hardware, make sure that you comply with…

Our friends over at the Free Software Foundation were kind enough to send me an advance copy of their new documentary to preview. It’s entitled Patent Absurdity and it tells…

As a new member of the Board (as of 1 April), I thought that it would be useful to explain why I wanted to join the OSI Board and what…

A recent blog posting at The Guardian about the US “Special 301” rules has generated deep concern around the global open source community. It points (via a blog posting by…

You can read about it here and then decide for yourself whether to sign it as well.

If you distribute Open Source software containing encryption from the United States, you are subject to US export controls, yes. But are there any real restrictions? The only thing that…

Yesterday Matt Mullenweg announced the establishment of the WordPress Foundation. It’s goals, among others, are “to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open…

I love stories of user-driven innovation. Here’s one I just discovered: the Magic Lantern firmware upgrade for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera. Trammel Hudson tells the story of…