Tuesday September 11, 2007
links for 2007-09-11
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Even open source code is a problem if it relies on proprietary binaries and patent licenses to be a full peer in the ecosystem.
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Fascinating set of images, with a remarkably high hit-rate if you overlook the archaisms.
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Andy Oram has an interesting and thought provoking article on the overall patent scene. I find his arguments about software patents spare though - his repetition of Tim O'Reilly's position (which I share) is the best bit for me.
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Seems even after they sent in a "troop surge" to fix the results, spun the resulting loss as something they were "extremely delighted" about and braced for ballot resolution, they won't actually commit to supporting the ISO standard if it's accepted. Wow.
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Seems OpenSPARC and the FOSS Chips Wiki are raising the bar for everyone else. Intel and NVidia next?
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Does this account for the iPlayer format lockout in the UK? Maybe it's actually a sell-out, in all sense of the phrase.
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Or rather, what happens next? Informative and level-headed account of the rest of the ISO process. In the comments Alex makes it clear he's faced with something of a challenge interpreting the rules, especially how to handle the redrafted spec.
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Peter Korn spots a crucial detail in the IBM-OO.o FAQ. They are donating the MS Windows port they've done of the great accessibility code already working for OO.o on *IX. Finally, an accessible alternative on Windows is possible.
Posted by webmink
( Sep 11 2007, 01:23:55 AM PDT )
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