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2017-07-30 16:27
Like G Suite or Office 365, but open source and Swiss-hosted
We decided at The Document Foundation not to try to offer a public deployment of LibreOffice Online, as it would be a massive undertaking and we've no way of funding it reliably. So I am delighted to see
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blog
2017-07-27 16:39
5 Reasons Facebook Messed Up With React.js Licensing
Apache banned RocksDB and React.js because of the novel license Facebook used for them. Regardless of the actual terms of the license and patent grant, Facebook messed up by inventing a novel legal instrument
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blockchain
2017-07-19 22:13
Hyperledger Interview
I had the chance to interview Brian Behlendorf, executive director of the Hyperledger project today. Well-resourced and very active, Hyperledger is a project creating platforms and tools for private blockchain
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news
2017-07-18 13:23
Why is a patent grant worse than no patent grant?
The dispute by the Apache Software Foundation over Facebook's addition of a patent grant to the BSD license rumbles on. Corporate-backed Apache developers are livid that Facebook will withdraw this grant
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news
2017-07-17 13:39
Tracking Apache's ban on Facebook's license
The Apache Software Foundation has banned the license that Facebook use for code like React.JS and RocksDB. While Facebook have already relicensed RocksDB to fix the issue, the React and the rest of their
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photography
2017-07-16 17:00
Basking In The Sun
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cryptocurrency
2017-07-16 15:22
Got questions for HyperLedger?
I will be interviewing Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of the HyperLedger project, live on FLOSS Weekly this Wednesday, July 19. What questions should I ask?
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blog
2017-07-12 13:49
OSI Approval Makes Licenses Easier To Use
A rarely-mentioned but important aspect of OSI license approval is that it takes away the doubt about the software freedom status of software using the license and thus further lubricates collaboration.
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help
2017-07-10 15:27
How did this get 10 votes in 3 minutes with only 2 views
I just saw a new story that already had 10 votes after only 3 minutes. I noticed that it had only been viewed twice at that point though. How can that happen? Thanks for explaining to a newbie!
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photography
2017-07-10 15:15
Swan Rising Above The Mess
When I was in Amsterdam I saw this swan nesting in the city centre on a canal right next to Damrak. I was struck by how practical it was and how beautiful it remained despite the materials it had to use
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life
2017-07-09 13:51
DRM Is Toxic To Culture
DRM is not just a strategy to protect revenues. Whether you agree with it in that role or not, it comes with a toxic side effect. Because digital locks persist indefinitely, they continue to apply even
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news
2017-07-07 15:19
Qualcomm tries to block iPhone imports with patent action
Phone chip maker Qualcomm started two significant legal moves today to attack Apple. It initiated a complaint to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming that imports of iPhones
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blog
2017-07-06 16:51
Copyright Law Is Broken Because We Say "Copy" When We Mean "Enjoy"
Copyright law was never meant to apply to how ordinary people enjoy creative works. It was never really even about ensuring authors get paid. It was meant to settle disputes between people who make the
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freedom
2017-07-05 18:20
Has ForgeRock Betrayed Its Community?
One of the fundamental freedoms open source is being able to change to another supplier if the original one stops being useful - overcharging, acquired by a toxic owner, development terminated, and so
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introduceyourself
2017-07-04 13:12
Hi steemit! I'm webmink
Well hello there. I'm delighted to discover steemit - remarkably I proposed just such a blockchain-based system to colleagues back in 2014. I've been in the computer industry for over 40 years and I've
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drm
2017-07-04 12:00
Why DRM Robots Threaten Culture
In September 2012, the Hugo Awards were presented in Chicago at Chicon 7, the World Science Fiction Convention. This is a venerable event with much more longevity than you might imagine - the 2012 convention
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