...(i.e., a prohibition on commercial interests taking advantage of a programmer’s willingness to make her code available for free), but it also violates the “Four Freedoms” of Free and Open...
...line), freedom of access (affordable broadband or otherwise), and freedom to create (open versus closed systems, the ability to create mashups under Creative Commons licenses, and so on). I believe...
On Wednesday I moderated a panel at the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco. Gavin Clark at The Register.com titled his story about the session "Microsoft ignites idea of...
The following is the text of the Editorial from the latest issue of my eJournal, Standards Today. You can find the complete issue here, and receive a free subscription here....
...development model. Monopolistic software companies used to be able to fund heavy R&D budgets, keeping out competition. Given the cost associated with building an OS like Linux, one wonders if...
...Regulations”, was published in July 2009. The objective of this third guideline, “Standardization: Fundamentals, Impacts, and Business Strategy”, is to provide a common reference textbook on standardization for the graduate...
...Wikipedia to see how it would compare, using a Wikipedia definition of an archaeological artifact commonly found from the same period: the spoon. Likely enough Nanny’s three-holer (a commodius facility,...
What is the size of the “Standard American?” It’s a standard that matters more than you might think. And when Americans get larger, then its time to revise the standard....
...comments originally submitted (the press release says “by the 87 voting countries,” but I believe that the total number of countries that actually submitted comments, as compared to the number...
...known. Here are the comments that I sent in: July 9, 2007 Information Technology Division Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attention: Beth Ann Pepoli Re: Public Comment on ETRM Draft 4.0...