Tag: free software
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How eBooks and e-Readers Fall Far Short of Dead Trees
eBooks have been a great thing for me- I rarely think to carry a book along with me or have a bag for carrying one, but I always have a smartphone on me, plus an iPad at times. When I was in Spain in 2009, I read a novel on my iPhone that’s over 1000…
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Proprietary Vendors Want Open Source Sanctions
The Guardian reports that International Intellectual Property Alliance requested that the U.S. Trade Representative to put countries using open source in government on a “Special 301 watchlist” – a list of intellectual property-violating nations, or “state sponsors of piracy.” The recommendation states: The Indonesian government’s policy… simply weakens the software industry and undermines its long-term…
Zeke Weeks 