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Vista. It's Better Than You Think

Whoa! The guy who is writing this is Novell Canada's CTO! He's an evangelist for the power of Linux and Open Source! Everyone knows that he's a complete Machead too! How can he, of all people, defend Vista? Well I hope that serves for introduction and...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2008 5:02 PM by Dr. Chevalier
Lawrence Lessig and the Change Congress movement: change from within?

There is a video on Lessig08.org about the Change Congress movement he has launched as well as his current thinking about whether he might run for congress. This should be interesting to Canadians for a few reasons. <1> Lessig became painfully aware...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2008 10:02 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Lies, Damned lies, and IIPA/BSA/etc statistics.

One of the key tools used by lobby groups like the IIPA is statistics to try to “prove” that there is massive harm to them, and which must be remedied in the way they propose. An analysis of their statistics often indicates that their real...

Published Tue, Feb 19 2008 12:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Trying to Throw the Brick through the Cloud – Microsoft/Yahoo vs. Google

There has been much press and discussion about the potential merger between Microsoft and Yahoo (the brick) in an attempt to become a formidable force against Google (the cloud). Yahoo management does not want to be taken over and they have recommended...

Published Mon, Feb 18 2008 8:02 PM by Paul E. Rummell
Copyright is yet another place where Google and Microsoft are competing.

It was interesting to read two articles from CBC earlier this week that had the same website URL except one was dated the 12′th and the other the 13′th. The first had the headline “ Canada a top copyright violator, U.S. group says ”...

Published Fri, Feb 15 2008 11:02 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Security in transparency and accountability: Linux kernel root exploit

One of the common things you will hear me say is that the most interesting aspects of software can only be understood when using a political science, law or other social science lens rather than a physics or other natural science lens. My experience with...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2008 1:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Does software piracy disclose a 'generation divide', and is this a problem?

A recent ITBusiness article by Warren Lee commented on the perception that younger people tend to place less value on “intellectual property” than older people, as well as suggesting that corporations often think they can treat ethics like...

Published Mon, Feb 11 2008 1:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Can virtualization help with bigger problems like climate change?

Listening to some recent talks, I noticed what seems like a conflict. Interviewed for CBC's Spark , Nicholas Carr ( full interview ) says we are moving to cloud computing. Also on a recent Spark show, Bill St. Arnaud explains ( full interview ) how the...

Published Fri, Feb 08 2008 12:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) and Educational Use of the Internet

One of the most common themes you will see in the Copyright debate is different people using the same terminology to mean entirely different things, and never really noticing that they aren’t talking about the same thing as they argue. It is coming...

Published Mon, Feb 04 2008 2:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond
The needs of professional writers, and why their current proposals will backfire.

I am not a professional writer. I’m not paid for the blogging that I do on this or other sites, and in fact I don’t get paid for my policy work on Copyright and Free/Libre Software (with a handful of exceptions). One of the ways I get paid...

Published Fri, Feb 01 2008 12:02 PM by Rusell McOrmond

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February 2008 - Enterprise Insights

Vista. It's Better Than You Think

Lawrence Lessig and the Change Congress movement: change from within?

Lies, Damned lies, and IIPA/BSA/etc statistics.

Trying to Throw the Brick through the Cloud – Microsoft/Yahoo vs. Google

Copyright is yet another place where Google and Microsoft are competing.

Security in transparency and accountability: Linux kernel root exploit

Does software piracy disclose a 'generation divide', and is this a problem?

Can virtualization help with bigger problems like climate change?

Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) and Educational Use of the Internet

The needs of professional writers, and why their current proposals will backfire.

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