Friday 1 June 2012

120531


Alibaba's Linux phone pulls in one MILLION punters - http://bit.ly/KLBs5B therise & rise of #Linux #china

Industry Committee of the European Parliament crushes #ACTA -http://bit.ly/KLDliK shame on #alde for their betrayal

California lawmakers pursue affordable textbooks on Internet -http://lat.ms/MZXvbV nice move

In #Tibet, a mother of 3 burns herself alive in protest of Chinese rule -http://bit.ly/MaUnel desperately sad

Well over two hundred French assembly candidates sign free software pact -http://bit.ly/KeGon4 cool #fr #opensource

#IKEA under fire for ancient tree logging - http://bit.ly/JYIaCq another reason not to buy their naff stuff... #sustainability

Swiss parliament demands vendor independent e-government services -http://bit.ly/LILmDs more countries wake up to lockin dangers

Deep Listening: Pauline Oliveros and More - http://bit.ly/Ni3UwY v interesting - & different - contemporary composer

The right to read is the right to mine - http://bit.ly/L0yKrj important post on drawing up principles of #OpenContentMining

European Parliament wants a report on its use of open source - reports are good, action is better

ITRE, LIBE and JURI all voted against #ACTA - great news; remember there is also a vote in DEVE we need to win - http://bit.ly/LItMCO

Three Strikes against #ACTA in European Parliament today -http://bit.ly/KLhh80 good summary by @Falkvinge

Tell the ITU: The internet belongs to us! - http://bit.ly/LJh6bp another threat to se off...</sigh> #transparency #epetition

Orangutan rescued from poaching, returned to wild, then shot 62 times by thrill-seeking villagers - http://bit.ly/JZVXIY what can you say?

Announcing the #OpenScience Podcasts - http://bit.ly/KO4Nwg cool

Urheberrechtsdebatte, Schauplatz Schweiz: Europas “Urheberrechts-Guantanamo”? - http://bit.ly/Laidlx more people losing it #copyright #ch

The Unbearable Stasis of "Accelerating Change" - http://bit.ly/LKLOkz well written, nicely argued (v @cstross)

NHS Hack Day brings #opensource to UK Health Service - http://bit.ly/JUoUYwstrangely, not a contradiction in terms

Powerful users? I’d prefer to make stuff :) - http://bit.ly/K08Pif wide-ranging post#opendata #opengov #transparency #women

Google dealt blow in book scanning lawsuit - http://bit.ly/Ljt4cw well, it wins some, it loses some #gbs

#Google wins crucial API ruling, Oracle's case decimated -http://bit.ly/KC4mXA fab: a total & utter smackdown (v @segphault)#copyright

Is the UN the next big threat to internet freedom? - http://bit.ly/K0v6w9 good, link-rich summary of worrying possibility

Congress Stands up for Dolphins, Pushes Back on WTO - http://bit.ly/L0JQeu wow, I'm rather impressed

Charles-H. Schulz Joins Mandriva's Recovery Team - http://bit.ly/L0NLIminteresting move; good luck...

Lockdown: free/open OS maker pays Microsoft ransom for the right to boot on users' computers - http://bit.ly/JQ9clL really bad news


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