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Obama and Free Software
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| While free software was once considered by some as a fringe movement, it is
| now mainstream. Fortune 500 companies are embracing free software programs
| like R to analyse data. Linux, Apache, MySql and PhP (LAMP) servers power
| much of the Internet. Many cell phones, Kindle 2, and other devices run
| Linux. There is enormous interest in the development of every aspect of free
| software tools and applications. Some of the most profitable software
| companies today are those that are providing services over free software
| platforms. Free software also is important for empowering and protecting
| other social movements that routinely rely upon free software for a wide
| range of services.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/obama-and-free-software_b_201166.html
They not only say "Free Software", but they also recommend Free Software
people.
Recent:
Obama Administration Claims Copyright Treaty Involves State Secrets?!?
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| When the Obama administration took over, there was a public stance that this
| administration was going to be more transparent -- especially with regards to
| things like Freedom of Information Act requests. The nonprofit group
| Knowledge Ecology International took that to heart and filed an FOIA request
| to get more info on ACTA. The US Trade Representative's Office responded
| denying the request, saying that the information was "classified in the
| interest of national security pursuant to Executive Order 12958." This is a
| treaty about changing copyright law, not sending missiles somewhere. To claim
| that it's a national security matter is just downright scary. As KEI points
| out, the text of the documents requested have been available to tons of
| people, including more than 30 governments around the world and lobbyists
| from the entertainment industry, pharma industry and publishing industry.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090313/1456154113.shtml
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