Monday October 30, 2006 links for 2006-10-30
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Duh. "Copyright issues have, in the past, been steered too much by the music industry, the report said."
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That's this week. Looks like a great event, pity I'll not be nearby.
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A great list of applications to give your Windows-toting friends. You don't have to be a Unix geek to use open source software - the first step out of bondage is Firefox or OpenOffice.org, not a new OS.
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I'm not an expert, but I am pretty sure this is good news both for Brazil and for open source software.
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"Innovation is all about changing the way the game is played. Uninnovation is about playing the game safely at the expense of the user." Great posting compares MtvU and YouTube and finds DRM the culprit for MTV's failure.
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Another reason to break out that co-dependent relationship you're in, end the abuse and switch to OpenOffice.org - Free software doesn't need validation or policing.
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Mark Shuttleworth talks sense around the IceWeasel issue. Personally I think it is impossible for a trademark to be "Free" the way the Debian folks demand - not even the Debian TM is Free after all.
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"The draconian limitations I've discussed could only be enacted by a monopoly unafraid of alienating its users, as it feels they have no other alternative." Read, weep, then consider Ubuntu or Nexenta.
Posted by webmink
( Oct 30 2006, 04:28:53 AM PST )
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