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  • Why companies?

    I never quite have understood why the mainstream press concentrates so much on what companies are doing. For example, see…

  • TCS Wide Area Network Emulator becomes open source

    In 2005 I visited India for the first time. It was a whirlwind tour and one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. The purpose of my visit was to promote open source based on my own experiences, and to get a first-hand understanding of the challenges and opportunities for open source in the…

  • Walking With Elephants — A smart new blog

    Mark Webbink has launched a new blog called Walking With Elephants. If Mark had been a developer working on glibc he might have gotten away with “Dances With Wolves”, but as a lawyer who has spent many years working with some of the largest software companies in the world, his title is certainly apt. As…

  • What I Learned from the Libertarians

    Earlier this summer I attended an event featuring Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show. At a time when…

  • Dilbert and Open Source

    Dilbert mentions Open Source today. Or, rather, his boss mentions it “because it’s free.” Which it is, but it’s the…

  • Some thoughts on OSI structure

    The issue of whether OSI should shift from the current limited board composition to be a [potentially] representative member-based structure…