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Fly by wire, courtesy of BMW
Most modern cars tend to be packed with electronics, including the accelerator and steering wheel, which are often serving as slight indications of the passengers’ will to the onboard computer that really controls the car. The Register carries an interesting … Continue reading
Tagged Free Software, Fun
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IP-Watch Monthly Reporter on Development Agenda and IGF
In case you are interested to follow what is going on at the United Nations: Despite its name, which unfortunately adds to the confusion around this area, the articles by the Intellectual Property Watch (IP-Watch) Team are a very useful … Continue reading
Debian: GNU FDL without invariant sections is Free
Ever since it was first released there was a very controversial discussion about the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) by some people of the Debian Project. The escalation did not end before some people repeatedly asked to remove all DFSG … Continue reading
Posted in Free Software Foundation Europe, FTF
Tagged FAQ, Free Software Foundation Europe, FSF
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Got Freedom?
Those of you who visited FSFE’s Booth at FOSDEM in Brussels already know, but for all the others this might be news: FSFE has a new t-shirt model that was presented at FOSDEM 2006 for the first time. On the … Continue reading
Tagged Fellowship, Fun
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Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition
Imagine you are sitting with a couple of friends, watching some Monty Python movies and having a fun time, when suddenly the telephone rings. Richard Stallman is on the phone: "I am at the airport now, will you pick me … Continue reading
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Update: Fellowship crypto card with PCMCIA and for SSH logins
After figuring out how to use the Fellowship crypto card with a PCMCIA reader and then setting up SSH authentication with the card, I had a lot of fun with my card at the United Nations and elsewhere. And so … Continue reading
Tagged Fellowship, Free Software, Fun, GNU
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Meeting of FSFE’s Spanish Team in Miraflores de la Sierra
Thanks to snow chaos in Munich, I spent most of yesterday on planes and airports to finally get to the beautiful Spanish town Miraflores de la Sierra, home of FSFE’s Spanish associate organisation, the Free Knowledge Foundation (FKF) who organised … Continue reading
Tagged Fellowship, FSF, Travel
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WSJ’s “Patently Absurd” and how it relates to the Development Agenda
Today’s Wall Street Journal Online carries a very interesting article that should also be on page 14 of the printed edition, titled "Patently Absurd". The article shows how the patent system, once set up to further innovation and strengthen economy, … Continue reading
FOSDEM and back
After two meetings at the United Nations in Geneva I made my way to Brussels to participate in FOSDEM, which took place at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles on Saturday and Sunday. As usual, FOSDEM was a place of great … Continue reading
Tagged Conference, Fellowship, SWPAT, Travel
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WIPO PCDA1: Thursday and Friday, conclusion of the meeting
The fourth day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO became saw even more excitement than the morning session during which Romania and Brazil got in a struggle: Chaired again by the Paraguayan Ambassador, the NGO … Continue reading
Tagged Conference, Politics, UN, WIPO
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