Letter to Toronto Star: Little balance in copyright reform
Letter to Toronto Star: Little balance in copyright reform - Chris Smith of Toronto send a letter to the Toronto Star: In her letter, Sarmite Bulte (MP, Parkdale-High Park) is being disingenuous in her...
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Postal codes by federal ridings (2003 representation order) file (PCFRF) tools - I have had a few people ask about it, so I decided to publish the tools I created. If you use this, please let me know...
View ArticleDo LUGs still matter?
Do LUGs still matter? - Commentary -- There is no question that LUGs -- Linux User Groups -- have been important to the rapid growth and adoption of Linux. In the early years, a typical LUG brought...
View ArticleWhy UserFriendly went private again
Why UserFriendly went private again - For many in the computer industry, the UserFriendly comic strip is the first Web page they open in the morning. However, only its most loyal readers are aware...
View ArticleA perspective on the freelance journalism case from CLUE: Canada's...
On October 12, 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision in a case first launched in 1996 by Heather Robertson, a freelance journalist, and Thompson Corporation, the then-owner of the Globe...
View ArticleCLUE policy coordinator at the Alternative Telecommunications Policy Forum
CLUE supporters might ask what Telecommunications Policy has to do with Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS), and why I would be at the Alternative Telecommunications Policy Forum. My interest...
View ArticleSoftware and Community in the Early 21st Century
There are many reasons why people become interested in FLOSS. For some it is the cost of the software, and for others it is the simpler economics of using fixed-cost rather than marginal-cost based...
View ArticleHow Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In - News by InformationWeek
Interesting I think to CLUEhttp://tinyurl.com/yfvq69
View ArticleDecember issue of the Open Source Business Resource
The December issue of the Open Source Business Resource is now out (PDF)This issue includes (pp 29-33 in the PDF) my article titled "Protecting Information Technology Property rights". This article,...
View ArticleAn open door for open source?
CBC news reporter Emily Chung interviewed a number of people in the community on the Canadian Government RFI on what they called "No Charge Licensed Software (NCLS)".
View ArticleShould the iPad be illegal?
I would like to clarify quotes in two recent CBC articles by Peter Nowak: Copyright bill may spark battle over who owns what and Apple iPad hits Canada amid controversy.In each it is suggested that I...
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