06.07.16
Posted in News Roundup at 6:08 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Muhammad Ali & IBM sought to “shake up the world” with Linux
The late Muhammad Ali was not only a champion fighter and cultural figure, but also no slouch in the advertising ring.
Ali sold pizzas, car batteries and even roach spray (“I can …
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05.31.16
Posted in News Roundup at 5:38 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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The Anatomy of a Linux User
Some new GNU/Linux users understand right away that Linux isn’t Windows. Others never quite get it. The best distro designers strive to keep both in mind.
Text for Linux users who just happen to be standing on …
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Posted in America, Europe, Patents at 4:37 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
While Shelston IP continues to lie and grossly misrepresent for software patents
Steve Ballmer’s people are still doing Ballmer’s dirty work
Summary : Microsoft, which is renowned (or notorious) for patent extortion against Linux, is still a big contributor to software patenting policy and Shelston IP — much like Microsoft’s front groups — pretends to speak for small …
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05.24.16
Posted in Europe, Patents at 3:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Hoping it will be too late and too hard to rescind this antidemocratic scheme?
Summary : The EPO’s shameless UPC promotion takes another step forward as the European press outlets (even television channels) begin to explore the secret deal that’s negotiated by patent lawyers (with corporate clients) and patent offices, not the public or any public interest groups
M ore UPC …
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05.17.16
Posted in News Roundup at 11:34 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Open Source History: Why Did Linux Succeed?
One of the most puzzling questions about the history of free and open source is this: Why did Linux succeed so spectacularly, whereas similar attempts to build a free or open source, Unix-like operating …
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05.10.16
Posted in IBM, Patents at 1:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
When products aren’t selling those who have amassed patents weaponise them and tax the rivals’ products
Photo source (modified slightly): The 10 Most Powerful Women in Technology Today
Summary : Groupon, which has come under a software patents attack from IBM, strikes back and spin sites like IAM keep denying that the term “patent trolls” means anything at all
E …
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05.09.16
Posted in Europe, Patents at 5:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Another TTIP- or TTP-style behind-closed-doors agreement which infuriates those potentially affected (once they actually find out about it)
Summary : Position paper from a legitimate (not fake) group of SMEs blasts the Unified Patent Court (UPC) for being little more than a conspiracy of powerful businesses and other opportunists to work around the law, misrepresent SMEs, and undermine …
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03.30.16
Posted in News Roundup at 6:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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After a nasty computer virus, sys admin looks to Linux
My first brush with open source came while I was working for my university as a part-time system administrator in 2001. I was part of a small group that created business case studies …
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