January 19, 2021
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ethical-source movement opens new open-source organization
Ethical-source licenses, such as the Hippocratic License, have not been widely adopted. True, the Contributor Covenant, the first and most popular open-source project code of conduct has had success — it was adopted by the Linux kernel developers, but actual code ethical-source licenses … Continue reading
January 12, 2021
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Why Parler’s revival on public cloud is complicated and unlikely
Now that Amazon Web Services has shut down Parler, will the social network rebuild elsewhere? Parler CEO John Matze says Parler will be back with “many competing for our business.” Don’t bet on it. There appears to be no major public cloud or hosting … Continue reading
July 8, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Google open sources trademarks with the Open Usage Commons
Google has announced it is launching a new organization, Open Usage Commons (OUC), to host the trademarks for three of its most important new open-source projects. These are Angular, a web application framework for mobile and desktop; Gerrit, a web-based team code-collaboration tool; … Continue reading
June 30, 2020
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Comments Off on Baidu joins Open Invention Network Linux patent protection group
The Open Invention Network (OIN) is the largest patent non-aggression community in history. Its chief job is protecting Linux and open-source friendly companies from patent attacks. Now, Baidu, the largest Chinese language search engine and one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) … Continue reading
June 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Apple approves Hey e-mail app, but the fight’s not over yet
It’s time once more for Apple WWDC, that day when Apple expects its tens-of-millions of fans to go gaga over its latest product releases. This time, though, there’s some sour news in the air. Basecamp, which just launched its privacy-first, easy-to-use email app, Hey, is … Continue reading
May 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on GNOME gets big open-source patent win
In 2019, the GNOME Foundation was sued by Rothschild Patent Imaging (RPI) for violating its “wireless image distribution system and method patent” (US Patent No. 9,936,086).” Rothschild, a Non-Practicing Entity (aka a patent troll), had filed 714 lawsuits over the past six years. Now, in … Continue reading