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Glyn Moody has been a technology journalist and consultant for a quarter of a century, covering the Internet since March 1994, and the free software world since 1995. One early feature he wrote was for Wired in 1997: The Greatest OS that (N)ever Was. His most recent books are Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution, and Digital Code of Life: How Bioinformatics is Revolutionising Science, Medicine and Business. He can be contacted at glyn.moody@gmail.com
August 03, 2009
Wolfram Alpha does not understand copyright
Remember Wolfram Alpha? That super-duper search engine - sorry, "computational knowledge engine" - that was going to change the way we looked for and found information, and also cure the common cold (OK, I made that last one up)?
Glyn Moody
July 29, 2009
RIAA's War on Sharing Begins
Words matter, which is why the RIAA has always framed copyright infringement in terms of "piracy". But it has a big problem: most people call it "sharing"; and as everyone was told by their mother, it's good to share.
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July 29, 2009
It's Not Open Science if it's Not Open Source
Great to see a scientist come out with this in an interesting post entitled "What, exactly, is Open Science?":
Glyn Moody
July 29, 2009
Why Hackers Will Save the World
For anyone that might be interested, my keynote from the recent Gran Canaria Desktop Summit is now online as an Ogg video.
Glyn Moody
June 03, 2009
ID Database Breached Even Before It Exists
Well, I was expecting this, but not so soon
Glyn Moody
June 02, 2009
Anathematising Abject, Apologetic Asus
I've always praised Asus for coming up with their innovative Eee PC form factor, and for really building on the strengths of GNU/Linux; no more, after a pusillanimous display of abjection before Microsoft.
Glyn Moody
June 01, 2009
Why Scientific Software Wants To Be Free
Not sure if I missed this earlier, but it strikes me as a hugely important issue that deserves a wider audience whether or not it is brand new:
Glyn Moody
June 01, 2009
Speak up for the Speaker's Principles
In the past, I've frequently asked you write a letter to your MP or MEPs about issues that relate to technical issues around open source, even if only indirectly. Today, I have a slightly different request. It's not about technology, but it is about openness....
Glyn Moody
May 31, 2009
Open Government: the Latest Member of the Open Family
One of the most exciting developments in the last few years has been the application of some of the core ideas of free software and open source to completely different domains.
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