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Well, that's not a title I ever thought I'd use. But there you have it - open source foundations are taking over the role that open standards consortia used to play
How to Build (and Not Build) an Author Website
So you've written a book and want to promote it. Sure you know how to build a website. But how about an author website that really works hard to sell books? There's more to it than just HTML
UK Cabinet Office Says “Hello, You Must be Going” to ODF
The UK Home Office continued its path towards full support for ODF by issuing its ODF Adoption Plan last week. It also suggested that the relevance of "documents" in public/private interaction is approaching its end.
What is Open Source Pharma (and why should you care?)
There's a way to save millions of lives a year that's based on open source software
Standards of Political Civility and Darwin's Finches
I wrote this piece five years ago. Sadly, it's still timely today. Only the names have been changed to update the idiots
Exclusive Presidential Debate Preview!
A couple of years ago, LXer readers followed the first dozen chapters of my second cybersecurity thriller. Now it's done, and the fictional events I dreamed up are (again) already happening in the real world. Yikes!
Effective IPR Policies and Standards Organization Success
Once upon a time, if you asked a standards setting organization what its intellectual property policy rights policy was, you’d get a simple answer: “We own the copyright in everything we produce.” Oh, to return to the good old days.
Could a Presidential Election be Hacked?
Now that’s an intriguing question, isn’t it? The answer, unfortunately, is, yes! In fact, it's probably inevitable.
The Unicode 8.0: A Song of Praise for Unsung Heroes
Some people do things that make them rich and famous. Others never see the limelight, but create things that make everything else possible.They deserve recognition to.
Patents and Patent Reform: An OFE Academy Fellow Interview
A common assumption is that the availability of patents in software affects developers and users in the U.S. but not in the EU. Another is that patent holders in the US are dead set against patent reform. Neither assumption is true.
Licensing Standards that Include Code: Heads or Tails?
Once upon a time, standards were standards and open source software was open source software. Things get a lot more complicated when you start combining the two.
Sweden Moves Forward with Open Standards Requirements in Public Procurement
The cause of open standards - including ODF - in government continues to move forward in the EU, one nation at a time.
Egregious Nonsense Regarding eBook Standards
It takes something truly egregious to make me write an out and out rant. This article succeeded in spades.
S. Ct. Rules that a “Good-Faith Belief” is no Defense to Patent Infringement Liability
Last year, a panel of Circuit Court judges ruled that believing that a patent is invalid should be a defense against liability for patent infringement. Last week, the Supreme Court says no dice. Meanwhile, the poor quality of software patents stays the same.
Patent Pledges and Open Source Software Development
Some major open source foundations now require "patent pledges." Here's what they are, and why they're being requested.
Library of Congress “Opens Up” with (wait for it…) OOXML
Last week, the Library of Congress announced that it will “open up with OOXML.” Nine new OOXML format descriptions will be added to the LoC Format Sustainability Website. What?
Dept. of Justice Blesses IEEE Rules on Injunctions and Reasonability
Not so long ago, everybody was suing everybody in what quickly became knows as the "Mobile Platform Wars." That may not be so easy anymore.
In Praise of Curation
It's become fashionable for content producers to rail against the concept of “curation” in the Age of the Internet. But that sells both sides short - content producers and consumers alike.
Flash! Amazon Acts like For-Profit Company!
Many self-published authors believe that Amazon is the patron saint of writers, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is suffering from "Amazon Derangement Syndrome." Until now...
VC Madness Redux: Stop them Before they Kill the Economy Again
Heaven help us all, they’re doing it again. The “who” are the venture capitalists, and the “what” is super-inflating another start-up company bubble.