Berner Zeitung on a slander campaign against the Canton Solothurn
The Berner Zeitung currently appears to be on some sort of crusade against the Office for Informatics and Organization (AIO) of the Canton Solothurn. The subject is the Linux strategy of said canton.
View ArticlePreliminary injunction against Microsoft contract
The contract granted by the Federal Department of Construction and Logistics to Microsoft has been put on hold by the Federal Administration Court due to a pending case. The injunction explicitly...
View ArticleIBM speaks out against software patents
The international computer manufacturer IBM has filed an amicus brief to the Bilski case in the USA condemning software patents. This is a change in the company's strategy which has evolved slowly over...
View ArticleGerman anti-censorship petition hits 100’000 signers
The German petition against censorship has already been signed by more than 100'000 interested people — more than twice the required quota. However, the German politicians attempt to hush up the issue.
View ArticleCanadian Patents Appeal Board throws out business methods
The Canadian Patents Appeal Board has ruled that business methods are not eligible for patent protection. Hopefully this will add some weight in the same direction to the Bilski case.
View ArticleGnome did not go Mono
There has recently been a lot of rumors about the article Gnome goes Mono and jumps into the patent trap. There are some things that should be clarified about this as they appear to be frequently...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament solicits opinion on the Parliament Register
The European Parliament is currently conducting an opinion poll about the Parliament Register. The survey covers merely how the query system works (which, in my opinion, is very spartanic and doesn’t...
View ArticleCall for Papers for CoSin 2010
On July 9th to 11th, the Chaos Singularity (CoSin) is taking place for the 5th time. The Chaos Singularity is an event with presentations, workshops, discussions and information about technology,...
View ArticleEvery year on the first of August
Switzerland is celebrating the first of August again. For the 721st time in a row, Switzerland is aging one year. And for the fifth time, people received a letter from the conservative party (UDC). Two...
View ArticleGender Liberalism: what got us here won’t get us there
A frequently promoted strategy for tackling the issue of world hunger is liberalism. Just like any other -ism, it takes an idea to its extreme. And the idea is that you basically just need to make...
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