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Let’s not give Microsoft all the credit…

Posted on 2007-08-09 by J.B. Nicholson

Save some room for Apple, whose behavior would be as objectionable as Microsoft if Apple had the clout Microsoft does. Apple distributes proprietary software, thus denying its users software freedom. Apple’s proprietary word processor doesn’t support OpenDocument (ODF), a file … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Citizen, Free Software, Politicos

Software patents getting mainstream news critique

Posted on 2007-06-10 by J.B. Nicholson

It’s nice to see software patents getting mainstream criticism. You as a computer user, regardless of what you do with the computer, are adversely affected by software patents—patents on algorithms used in computer software. The op-ed rightly points out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Citizen, Free Software, Politicos

How is your proprietor treating you?: Steve Jobs tries to justify the whip.

Posted on 2007-02-07 by J.B. Nicholson

“DVD Jon” Johansen’s DRM blog responds to the recently published Apple open letter (where Jobs tries to justify digital restrictions management and place Apple in the position of unwilling proprietor). Steve Jobs on Music Steve Jobs’ misleading statistics Steve Jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Citizen, Free Software, Politicos

US Government distributes PDF of 9/11 report with DRM

Posted on 2007-02-02 by J.B. Nicholson

The 9/11 report is a US government work and therefore is uncopyrighted. It was born into the public domain and should remain there forever. You may deal in the document fully without any restriction due to copyright law. Some bloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Citizen, Free Software, Politicos, Technical

Did your proprietor pay the patent bill?

Posted on 2007-02-01 by J.B. Nicholson

Bizjournals.com reports that Alcatel-Lucent told a jury it is owed almost $2 billion for Microsoft Corp.’s use of the standard technology for playing music and audio files on a computer…If Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent wins, the way could be cleared for legal … Continue reading →

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Which means more to you: free speech or corporate secrecy?

Posted on 2007-01-30 by J.B. Nicholson

Apple has been ordered to pay almost $700,000 (Ars Technica, MacNN) for the legal fees of the reporters it sued to find out who their confidential sources were. There are lots of Apple users on the Progressive Left, people who … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Citizen, Politicos

Repetition is the key to learning.

Posted on 2006-11-18 by J.B. Nicholson

Alberto Milone is looking for a new video card. Why? Because the driver software he chose to run his current video card doesn’t work anymore. My old ATI card is not supported any more by the ATI driver (fglrx) since … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Software, Technical

DRM-less storage for the Day Against DRM!

Posted on 2006-10-03 by J.B. Nicholson

Today is the Day Against DRM and there are 10 things you can do to oppose DRM. The DefectiveByDesign.org group has been steadily opposing DRM, teaching people what DRM is and why it matters in their daily life, and linking … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Software, Politicos, Technical

Where is the community in this? Where are user’s freedoms?

Posted on 2006-10-03 by J.B. Nicholson

Edd Dumbill, a programmer, wrote about moving from a GNU/Linux system to MacOS X, a proprietary operating system. His complaints about GNU/Linux will resonate most deeply with the open source audience because a free software user will note the absence … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Software, Technical

How’s your proprietor treating you?

Posted on 2006-09-30 by J.B. Nicholson

In what is turning out to be an ongoing series here on Digital Citizen, Apple has pulled another stunt on their customers: Endgadget.com says that Apple is upsampling lower resolution videos. In other words, Apple starts with a video at … Continue reading →

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