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OSCON Attendees Use Primarily Proprietary Devices / Software 0

I’d just like to comment on some irony I’ve seen while attending the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON). I’m fully aware that this conference makes no attempt to represent purely free software. However, it is still an “open source” conference. Why, then, do the vast majority of attendees bring in laptops running proprietary operating systems [...]

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July 21, 2010 – 11:38 pm
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By Mike Gerwitz

False Freedom in WordPress Themes 0

I’ve always had one major issue with some of the “free” WordPress themes out there – the encryption of footer data. I’ve seen countless themes licensed under the GNU GPL that violate the very principles for which it exists. Someone took the time to make their theme available under the GPL – that’s an excellent, [...]

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February 6, 2010 – 8:09 pm
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By Mike Gerwitz

Defend Your Liberties – Speak Against ACTA! 0

“ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is a proposed enforcement treaty between United States, the European Community, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Mexico, with Canada set to join any day now.” – More information here The name of the treaty sounds innocent enough, but what are they not telling you? This [...]

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December 21, 2008 – 4:04 am
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By Mike Gerwitz