...levels. The C++ arrays are designed to support automatic hardware specialization by the compiler. The computation objects (e.g. Fast Fourier Transforms) are built with explicit setup and run stages to...
...initiative has been launched by the W3C to level the linguistic playing field. And in an interesting example of how “what goes around can come around” in good ways as well as...
...of weakness, which is where standards come in, both technical as well as “best practices” requirements against which practices and systems can be evaluated. And partially because setting up and...
...policy objectives. Fourth, should consult relevant standards development committees when developing regulations. Fifth, take advantage of ongoing opportunities to participate in the work of relevant standards development committees, to keep...
Recently Carl Malamud suggested in his book, “Exploring the Internet” (Interop Publishers, California), that standards should be free! The fees from the sale of standards and the stringent policies on...
Commercial firms increasingly contribute to the development of open source software (OSS). However, a conflict often arises between the requirements of the General Public License to make “derived work” available,...
The notion of intellectual property is used in order to create digital commodities. While the commodification of code is useful for certain kinds of knowledge intensive work (the Taylorist forms),...
The concept of “intellectual property” has gained a lot of attention recently. Several conflicting trends make it a focal point of controversy. The global trend towards an “information society” gives...
Increasing Linux migration in governments and schools, free/libre open source software (FLOSS) development within hospitals, academia, SMEs and multinational ICT companies, and Linux uptake of individual users, all highlight that...
The growth of free, open-source software presents developing countries with an opportunity to escape from technological dependence on developed countries, but also a challenge to build up local expertise, United...