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Business as usual: secret service, rfid, repression

Posted on 15. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

The Tunisian government is deadly afraid of Civil Society. There is no other explanation for what is going on here in Tunis. And since I assume that most of you have never had first-hand experience of this kind, let me … Continue reading →

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Can Blizzards be struck by lightning?

Posted on 6. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

Usually I never find time to play games anymore; most of my conscious time is spent working for Free Software and related issues. The rest of my time generally goes to reading, riding my motorcycle or doing Aikido. Also I … Continue reading →

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Braindead patent?

Posted on 4. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

During the struggle against software patents, many people used the example of plotlines and concrete stories to demonstrate the difference between patents (= plotlines) and copyright (=the actual story). Like the "imagine Beethoven had gotten a monopoly on ‘musical pieces … Continue reading →

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Women in Free Software

Posted on 28. October, 2005 by Georg Greve

It seems to me that the issue is discussed more often these days. My first contact with it was when talking to the organisers of the "Women in Free Software" workshop during the 4th Free Software Forum in Porto Alegre … Continue reading →

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busy week

Posted on 16. April, 2005 by Georg Greve

…I’ll just briefly let you know that I can apparently still type. As you may have seen, we were quite busy processing the first batch of SmartCards. Unfortunately, before we could get to the printing and shipping, I had to … Continue reading →

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Catching up…

Posted on 9. April, 2005 by Georg Greve

Alright, just trying to catch up a little bit on what happened during the past weeks. As you may have seen in the FSFE newsletter, just after our first Freedom Party, I have been visiting Boston, seizing the chance to … Continue reading →

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