Yesterday was the last day of FISL. After blogging in the morning, I participated in a panel discussion about adoption of GPLv3. I think this went better than my software patents presentation on Thursday – I’m happier and more suited to Q&A or small room discussions than giving non-interactive presentations. The GPLv3 panel discussions actually Read more »
It’s the fourth and last day of FISL here in Brazil and I’ve had a great time. For me, the best part is the many people I’ve met and the discussions generated when more than four thousand free software supporters are in one city for four days. There are seven presentations happening simultaneously all day Read more »
Event: Saturday April 29th, Dublin, Federico Heinz on Education and Public Administration People had told me that Federico Heinz was one of the free software movement’s best speakers, so when I heard he was visiting Europe, I found a gap in his schedule and arranged for IFSO to host two talks by him. We have Read more »
As a present, I brought a box of Marcolini chocolates on my trip to the first international GPLv3 conference. I had to get up at 04h30 to get the first bus of the morning to the airport. I arrived at the hotel lobby at 20h00 local time and there was Georg Greve "Ah, you’re just Read more »
For anyone looking to understand the proposed changes to the GPL for addressing DRM or software patents, I’ve made two documents: DRM and GPLv3 Patents and GPLv3 I just got the relevant proposed changes to the licence, and attached public comments made specifically about each proposed change by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen. Simple? Hopefully. Read more »
UPDATE: I’ve sent to FSFE’s discussion@ list some very rough draft answers. MEP Zuzana Roithova has sent out a letter asking for input for a report on "Consumer Confidence in the Digital Environment". Roithova was a strong anti-swpat MEP, and is the main drafting rapporteur, so there’s reason to believe this might actually come to Read more »
I just got my flight tickets for a 10 day trip to Brazil. The 2nd international GPLv3 conference is happening in Porto Alegre in the far south of Brazil – in conjunction with the 7th International Free Software Forum (FISL), which takes place from the 19th to the 22nd of April. The GPLv3 event is Read more »
From 17h20 until 19h00 I was standing outside the building of the EU vs. MS anti-trust case hearing, talking to Sean Daly. Sean was previously a journalist and recently moved to Brussels. He contacted me to lend a hand with the PR side of the MS anti-trust case. There were 15 or so other press Read more »