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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.

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Preliminary 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...

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IBM 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...

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German 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.

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Canadian 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.

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Gnome 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...

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European 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...

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Call 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,...

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Every 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...

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Gender 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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