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Adam Gifford: Open source route frees the mind
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| One thing holding back the greater
| adoption of free software in this country
| is free software.
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| Schools could use Linux and other open
| source technologies, but the Education
| Ministry very kindly negotiates on their
| behalf with Microsoft for a licence
| covering all New Zealand state and
| integrated schools.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10623790
Open Societies need open systems
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| Openness, like democracy, must be
| constantly defended, says Bill Thompson.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8493006.stm
Free Software as Part of the Anarchist Toolkit
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| The free software movement has unwittingly
| presented the peoples of the world with an
| important tool to avail of, on the
| frontlines of democracy. Many of those
| previously and currently engaged in the
| free software movement are unlikely to be
| fully aware of the consequences and
| benefits of their work and may still be
| living in the fantasy belief world of neo-
| liberalism, free markets, trickle down
| economics, endless growth, domination and
| mindless consumerism. This is simply
| because many of the participants just do
| it ( -i.e. write code) and are not in any
| formal way a member of anything in
| particular, or politically motivated.
| Undoubtedly global capitalism has also fed
| off the free software movement and gained
| its own benefits, but on balance it would
| seem it has been positive to ordinary
| people too.
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http://www.binaryfreedom.info/node/344
Rethinking Open Data
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| In the last year I've been involved in two
| open data projects, Open New Zealand and
| data.govt.nz. I believe in learning from
| experience and I've seen some signs
| recently that other projects might benefit
| from my experience, so this post is a
| recap of what I've learned. It's the
| byproduct of a summer reflection on my
| last nine months working in open data.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/02/rethinking-open-data.html
Recent:
The real stake in 'free flow of information'
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| Unlike advanced Western countries, Chinese
| society is still vulnerable to the effect of
| multifarious information flowing in,
| especially when it is for creating disorder.
|
| Western countries have long indoctrinated
| non-Western nations on the issue of freedom
| of speech. It is an aggressive political and
| diplomatic strategy, rather than a desire
| for moral values, that has led them to do
| so.
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http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/editorial/2010-01/500324.html
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