Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> ____/ wispygalaxy on Sunday 17 May 2009 21:37 : \____
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> A breakthrough on data licensing for public science?
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>>> | I spent two days this week visiting Peter Murray-Rust and others at
>>> | the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at Cambridge. There was
>>> | a lot of useful discussion and I learned an awful lot that requires
>>> | more thinking and will no doubt result in further posts. In this one I
>>> | want to relay a conversation we had over lunch with Peter, Jim
>>> | Downing, Nico Adams, Nick Day and Rufus Pollock that seemed extremely
>>> | productive. It should be noted that what follows is my recollection so
>>> | may not be entirely accurate and shouldn’t be taken to accurately
>>> | represent other people’s views necessarily.
>>> `----
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>> [snips- Knode won't let me quote so many lines]
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>> Excellent post! People think that FOSS issues only concern "geeks" and
>> computer enthusiasts. It affects us all. Just look at
>> the recent Pirate Bay court rulings. A lot of these issues deal with
>> ethics, and it takes a lot of discussion to solve problems and come up
>> with solutions.
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> Indeed. The original idea of Free software had to do with real freedom.
> Not the freedom people are told about (the fake "freedom") but that which
> means freedom, including sharing of ideas.
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> Here is a good programme about freedom and how its meaning got warped:
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>www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B6B9EE3203331822&search_query=bbc+the+trap
The FSF is a wonderful organization. It deals with many freedom issues, not
just the ones dealing with technology. As a result, it helps many groups
of people. RMS has a good heart and truly cares about what he believes in.
I am thankful for what the FSF did all these years.
I got your link, Roy. Thanks for the informative videos! :D
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