Just came across this article on open source licensing for lawyers who haven’t dealt with open source licenses before. Really good information that dispels unnecessary uncertainty and recommends an evaluation strategy- probably very handy for open source companies who have to deal with customer lawyers who’ve never dealt with open source. (via)
Clearing out several weeks of aggregator backlog:
This is the kind of totally, completely, utterly random academic discussion that I read crooked timber for.
Kip Hawley got interviewed on fluids today, after I slagged on his agency yesterday. Not very convinced- best case scenario TSA is still completely incompetent.
odds I’ll go into academia are slim, but my [...]
Since the new silly regulations on airplanes and fluids went into effect, I’ve been on at least six flights (possibly 8 or 10, not sure) with my large timbuk2 bag. This bag is so large, and has so many pockets, that I apparently have been carrying around several rule-violating liquids (lip balm and nasal spray) [...]
I’m obviously interested in what is going on at OSCON this year, since the overlap between web 2.0 and free/open software seems to be a major theme. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go, so I’m left lurking from afar.
John Eckman has some of the best notes I’ve found, at least on Eben’s talks- read his notes on [...]
Doh. Mark was a huge part of why I came to Red Hat for the summer, and he hasn’t disappointed- it has been a pleasure to work with him. Shame he won’t be sticking around Red Hat, but I feel certain he’ll find other ways to contribute to free software in the future, while perhaps [...]
One of the projects I’ve been working on is an attempt to make RHX’s licensing situation more transparent and understandable for users- explaining in plain english what is or isn’t open source, what basic permissions they have, where they can get source when it is available, etc. We have published much of the information, and [...]
Thinking about the Open Service problem
As Havoc mentioned, I’m putting in some time on thinking about what an Open Service Definition (to parallel the Open Source and Free Software Definitions). I present here a rough draft of a framework for evaluating such a definition. It is not the definition itself, nor a license/technology/business model/etc. which [...]
[If man is meant to be free] the secret will be found in making himself the depository of the powers respecting himself, so far as he is competent to them, and delegating only what is beyond his competence… so as to trust fewer and fewer powers in proportion as the trustees become more and more [...]
Finished. Good. Both the book and the mad scene at The Regulator (I’d guess at least 800 people were in line at midnight) makes one a bit wistful for childhood. Was glad I got to share the evening with my sister, and glad that today was an utterly glorious day to sit on one of [...]
A very simplified version of my v3 Q&A went up on RH Magazine today. Cool. :)
