...comments, and one to abstain, again with comments. The votes have now been received back. and are as follows: Abstain, with comments: Unanimous Approve, with comments: 12 for, 3 against,...
...from using innovation, or to charge for the privilege of doing so. This leaves open source software, and particularly community software (as compared to FOSS that is supported by major...
...post-World War I Maginot Line. As recent events have demonstrated, the powers of developers are limited when compared to the power of a Fortune 500 company, like Oracle, if...
...in my earlier entry, understanding the realities of the past by counting peach pits in privies at best allows you to make guesses about a single home owner, and not...
...transit. Or even that the international consequences may be dire, including undercutting our efforts to strengthen a weak Iraq, and curtailing the ability of American companies to create new jobs...
Develops and promotes specifications and standards for an open, free and secure “Spatial Web” The Spatial Web Foundation (SWF) develops, stewards and promotes technical and ethical specifications and standards for...
...political pressure on the other components in terms of pricing, lock-in, choice, openness, competitiveness, interoperability, etc. The triangle can be skewed if one component exerts unmatched force into the marketplace....
...action frames depended on their compatibility with user practices. Our analysis challenges standard arguments about regime complexity providing more leverage to well-endowed actors by highlighting the transformative dimension of resource...
...defensive patenting, this paper suggests standardized terms and conditions that a patent license should contain in order to foster both the free movement of patented knowledge and its business applications....
Participation in standard-setting organizations (SSOs) raises issues with grave implications for many companies. SSOs promote interoperability in technology systems through the adoption of technical standards. Conflicting demands for standardization, free...