Freedom, as in fighting for
The battle between individual rights and the powers of the State is reaching a frenzy across the globe. Never before has technology given us such freedom to create, to invent, and to escape traditional...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with software patents?
I know that many people come to the FFII—as I did—because they feel a deep sense of injustice at how the smaller players in IT are consistently squashed by special interests and monopolists. But I’m...
View ArticleRabbits and foxes
A couple of weeks ago, at a very large event in Brussels, I sat and watched several government officials, from the US and EU, debate innovation policy. This sounds very grand, but what they actually...
View ArticleThe EPLA Shuffle
In early 2006, the European Commission began talking about a "final attempt" to fix the European patent system.We heard the standard concerns about Europe's innovation gap. "How can we catch up with...
View ArticleHow to recognise, prevent, and treat burnout
Burnout is the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest (depersonalisation or cynicism), usually in the work context.Any organisation or team that relies on pro-bono efforts from its...
View ArticleFighting OOXML
The normally boring world of international standards has turned into a bloody fist fight between the most brutal monopolist of modern times, and the Community. Just the name, “Office Open XML” makes my...
View ArticleFighting Megatron: five steps to freedom
The free software world is being attacked by a large, wealthy, brutal monopolist, who I’ll call “Megatron” for today. As I wrote last month, Megatron is driving its OOXML tank through the village...
View ArticleIn defense of software patents
Patent advocates, large successful businesses, and politicians are so enthusiastic about the patenting of software that it’s hard to accept arguments from people like the FFII and Free Software...
View ArticleOpen letter to standards professionals, developers, and activists
You've read how Microsoft drove its tank through the international standardization process last year and this year, finally winning ISO approval for its legacy OOXML format. The OOXML event proved that...
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