Open source renders patching a problem
Talkback Rather, I am campaigning for the open source market to address the problem of patch management and to integrate third-party software into its solution Writers should at least know what they are talking about before "campaigning".
[November 18, 2005, 8:11]
ADSL rollout hits major milestone
News The Howden exchange was ADSL-enabled after 200 local people registered their interest in getting broadband, following active campaigning that was supported by shadow home secretary and local MP David Davis.
[December 2, 2003, 14:55]
Lobbyists prepare for next software patent battle
News Although Mueller stopped campaigning full-time against software patents early last year to concentrate on other projects, he said that he may consider returning. Although this consultation does not mention software patents directly, there are fears...
[January 23, 2006, 16:20]
Perens campaigns to protect open source
News Bruce Perens, who coined the term "open source", is campaigning to get onto the board of the body he founded, the Open Source Initiative, in order, he says, to protect the movement from domination by vendors.
[March 20, 2008, 13:53]
Digital rights group to fight data retention
News ORG will serve as a hub for other cyber-rights groups campaigning on similar digital rights issues and follows in the footsteps of the US group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). ORG hopes to serve as a coordinator for other cyber-rights groups...
[September 12, 2005, 17:35]
Bloggers unite to help jailed Iranians
News The Committee to Protect Bloggers, a campaigning organisation, has called on bloggers to take action on Tuesday to help two Iranians who were apparently jailed by the Iranian government after expressing opinions on their blogs.
[February 21, 2005, 16:25]
Linux groomed for government role
News A technology think tank is campaigning to win Linux a greater role in government by offering to act as a central repository for a federally certified version of the open-source operating system. Otherwise, only a few companies will be able to offer...
[August 16, 2002, 13:24]
No Lobbyists As Such review
Reviews Although many of the campaigners were volunteers, Florian Mueller, the founder of the NoSoftwarePatents Web site, was one of the few who was able to fund his full-time campaigning efforts through the support of open source companies MySQL and Red...
[March 29, 2006, 9:15]
Software patents campaigners honoured
News Pollock claims to have only slept two hours the night before the vote, which followed three months of voluntary campaigning taking up between 20 and 30 hours of his time each week. The judging panel included Bruce Perens, one of the leading lights...
[September 28, 2005, 13:05]
German parties unite against software patents
News Mueller on Wednesday launched a Web site campaigning against software patents. Mueller said that it is essential that the European software community continues to lobby their governments to prevent any changes to the law on software patents.
[October 21, 2004, 15:20]
MP slams 'confusion' of UK broadband strategy
News Several communities have already managed to get their local exchange broadband-enabled through local campaigning, thanks to BT's broadband registration scheme. Uncertainty about what the government and the suppliers will do and when is one of the...
[January 13, 2003, 16:30]
Open source renders patching a problem
News Rather, I am campaigning for the open source market to address the problem of patch management and to integrate third-party software into its solution. On the other hand, the open source community continues to struggle with developing an integrated...
[November 17, 2005, 11:10]
Work still needed on e-government
Talkback I am an environmentalist and since online campaigning came about it just shows how easy it is to send emails to ministers about envirionmental topics, some of these sites like www.theyworkforyou.com show in depth stats on how often an MP tables...
[July 11, 2005, 19:40]
FBI urges greater co-operation from US tech firms
News General" members of InfraGard do not need to do so, but Schneck said she was campaigning for background checks on all participants. Lago said that while the intelligence community is sensitive to concerns about overly broad surveillance, laws can...
[September 6, 2002, 9:48]
IBM: Let Sun into Web services group
News Sun in February was invited to join as a "contributing" member, but has ignored the invitation, campaigning instead for more influential "founding board member" status, so it can help set the group's agenda.
[May 3, 2002, 11:39]
Torvalds and Cox oppose software patents law
News Cox and Torvalds urged MEPs to approve the directive only with amendments clearly limiting its scope, following the voting recommendations of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII), which has been campaigning against the...
[September 22, 2003, 14:25]
IBM slams RFID criticism as 'anti-retail'
News Shearer characterised Katherine Albrecht, RFID privacy activist and founder and director of lobby group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering, as being "confused" about the technologies that she is campaigning against.
[April 29, 2004, 16:20]
BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest
News Thousands of triggers have been set by BT since last year, and many have already been hit thanks to local campaigning. BT has been criticised for not being upfront with all parts of the UK about exactly how many people must express an interest in...
[September 23, 2003, 16:55]
Munich Linux migration delayed by 'PR stunt'
News Various members of the free and open source community who were aware of this stunt reportedly criticised Mueller, saying that he had endangered a major implementation of Linux and had raised concerns among customers that using open source software...
[March 29, 2006, 11:05]
2010: A broadband odyssey
News They couldn't get broadband from BT, so the community banded together to find an alternative solution. It is pushing government and industry to make high-speed Internet access available across the UK, and supports individuals who want to create...
[April 8, 2004, 16:30]
