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Glyn Moody is a technology writer. He is best known for his book Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution (2001). It describes the evolution and significance of the free software and open source movements with many interviews of all the notable hackers.

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GNU/Linux Just Became Topper

One of my favourite sites for anyone benighted enough to believe that Windows is in any sense superior technology to free software is Top500. As its name hints, this is simply the top 500 supercomputers in the world, with an analysis by location, ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  17 Nov 2009

Free Software for All Russian Schools in Jeopardy

I've written before about Russia's ambitious plan to install free software throughout its education system. Worrying news suggests that things are not going smoothly: Президент РФ Дмитрий Медведев поручил разобраться с ситуацией с поставками в ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Twitter Inc

Why SAP is a sap

There's some interesting turbulence in the blogosphere about the following call from Dr. Vishal Sikka, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SAP: To ensure the continued role of Java in driving economic growth, we believe it is essential to transition the ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Let's Act on ACTA Before it's Too Late

It was over a year ago that I wrote about the “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” (ACTA), a new global standard for the enforcement of intellectual monopolies currently being discussed by representatives of the United States, the European Commission, ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Commission,  U.S. Congress

EU Wants to Re-define “Closed” as “Nearly Open”

The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) is an important document produced by the “Interoperable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to public administrations, businesses and citizens” (IDABC) for the European Union. Version 1 came out ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Union

A Bit of Licence

One of the striking aspects of the free software community is its obsession with licences. It's as if within every hacker there's a lawyer struggling to get out. But maybe it's not so surprising; as Larry Lessig reminded us, “code is law”, and the ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Larry Lessig,  Oracle

A Bit of a Licence

One of the striking aspects of the free software community is its obsession with licences. It's as if within every hacker there's a lawyer struggling to get out. But maybe it's not so surprising; as Larry Lessig reminded us, “code is law”, and the ...

From GLYN MOODY, Linux Journal,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Larry Lessig,  Oracle

Cloud Computing: Good or Bad for Open Source?

Cloud computing: you may have heard of it. It seems to be everywhere these days, and if you believe the hype, there's a near-unanimous consensus that it's the future. Actually, a few of us have our doubts, but leaving that aside, I think it's important ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Linux Journal,  Microsoft Corporation,  Ian Clarke,  Pat Buchanan

Why Open Source Companies Need to Give Up Control

I've always regarded the passionate discussions that take place within the free software world as a sign of health: it indicates people care, and that they are thinking hard about the issues. Against that background, a sudden efflorescence of posts ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  21 Oct 2009

Open Source and the Fear of Failure

I think Mark Shuttleworth encapsulated the avoidance of risk perfectly when he said "The only thing worse than being locked-in to a vendor is being locked-in to a different vendor than everyone else". Indeed: thanks for reminding me of that. We ...

From GLYN MOODY, LXer,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mark Shuttleworth

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