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WYWOA
(While You Were Out, Again) Today I have a roundup of the digital rights stories that caught my eye over the break, on ComputerWorldUK.
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FOSS WYWO Week 2
My weekly FOSS link roundup on ComputerWorld UK for those not following me on Twitter.
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FOSDEM Picks 2013
On ComputerWorldUK, I’ve posted my picks for FOSDEM. I didn’t mention that I’ll also be speaking (about OSI) at the end of Saturday afternoon in the Free Java DevRoom. I’ve still a few openings for...
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CDB: Not Dead Yet
The Communications Data Bill may have come under heavy fire in Parliament, but it’s not dead yet – and it’s already cost us a fortune even without becoming law. Read more in ComputerWorldUK.
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Unitary Patent Over-simplified By IoS
The IoS may have uncritically picked up the messaging the UK’s “Intellectual Property Office” has been spreading, but the likely outcome of the unitary patent is likely to be much less savoury. Rather...
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Python – Why Is There Even An Issue?
Python logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As soon as I heard about the trademark dispute concerning Python, I tried to contact both sides and understand why there was even an issue. I got through straight...
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Free Software Needs Support
Reblogged from Meshed Insights & Knowledge: This open letter from the director of Bytemark Hosting is a call for other hosting companies to help financially support the development of a new free...
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Beware Zombie Legislation
I’m pleased Nick Clegg has blocked the Communications Data Bill, but if we’re to avoid the same zombie bill coming back in the night for our brains we need to fill the vacuum it leaves. I explain more...
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Porn Summit Actively Harmful
The government clearly wishes to be seen to be doing something about the issues of children viewing pornography and of child pornography. To this end they have called a summit, to be chaired by Culture...
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Endangered Downloads
I’ve posted an article in a few places commenting briefly on the implications of Github, Google and others (but notably not SourceForge) deciding not to offer downloads as a service to open source...
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