Oh and one more thing…open source does support piracy…
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…
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To Microsoft, Open Source means “Windows Encumbered”
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…
Open Source Education: OSI co-organizing POSSE in Silicon Valley from July 6-10, 2010
Open Source Software has come a long way in the last decade. It has gone from being bleeding edge to becoming mainstream. Every aspect of computing, from the operating system…
Re: VP8 and WebM–Thank you, Google! (P.S. Let’s talk)
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…
Open Source HardWare Definition
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…
Patent Absurdity
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…
Let’s Unlock Our Data
Today is Document Freedom Day. It is a day marked around the world for document liberation. It also highlights the importance of using open standards and open data formats for…
Welcoming OSI’s new board members
The OSI board elections were held earlier this month and the board voted in a new slate of directors starting April 1st, 2010. I would like to welcome our three…
Tony Wasserman’s thoughts on joining the OSI Board
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…
OSI Opposes Barriers To Open Source Software For Television
The Open Source Initiative Board has added OSI to the list of organizations asking that the BBC not be allowed to add digital restriction measures to digital broadcasts in the…
The OSI Categorically Rejects IIPA’s special pleadings against Open Source
Introduction Moore’s Law, Disk Law, and Fiber Law have created an economic engine for growth, promising exponentially improving computing, storage, and networking performance for the foreseeable future. And yet according…
Time To Rebut The IIPA’s FUD Against Open Source
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…