Michael Geist may get all the attention, but there are other Canadians working tirelessly to promote non DMCA-style copyright reform — and in this case, open source software as well.
Russell McOrmond is one of them….
Monthly Archive for June, 2010
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Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not A Gadget is a fantastic read, provided you stick to the very beginning and the very end of the book. As for the stuff in the middle, well… I just don’t agree with it at all.
This isn’t a knock against all hairdressers, per se — but mine is not only a Linux n00b, but also a bit shaky on computer and Internet fundamentals. However, unlike some of my other friends she freely owns up to her ignorance and wants to learn. Thus she is the perfect subject for a netbook Linux usability test…
It’s an odd thing for yours truly to witness the Linux community, usually somewhat measured in their praise for any one thing, collectively wet themselves over Android. This isn’t at all a knock against Google’s mobile OS (or the Linux community, necessarily), but quite the opposite — for FLOSS phone users Android is their saviour from the iPhone.
And these are the people that Nokia needs to reach. Immediately…
Here in Canada there isn’t much choice in the way of Internet service providers — there’s Bell in the east and Telus in the west, Videotron in Québec, Rogers in Ontario and Shaw elsewhere. But your choices in any one location are usually limited to DSL or cable, and often just one of each…
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