Archive for the 'Open Source' Category

Legal milestone for open source

Posted by michael in Copyright, Creative Commons, Intellectual Property, Open Source at August 16th, 2008

Advocates of open source software have hailed a court ruling protecting its use even though it is given away free.

The US federal appeals court move overturned a lower court decision involving free software used in model trains that a hobbyist put online.

Source: Maggie Shiel, Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley

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Stallman attacks Oyster’s ‘unethical’ use of Linux

Posted by Dan in Data Retention, Identity, Open Source, Privacy, RFID at June 11th, 2008

ZDNet.co.uk reports:

[GNU founder Richard] Stallman criticised the use of open-source software . . . in the online payment system for the Oyster contactless cards used on London’s underground rail network. . . . He also warned that the RFID chip on the card might be read at other times, allowing information to be gathered besides details of Tube and bus travel.

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