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Debate is healthy
Talkback Stirring is one way to look at it - we prefer seeding the debate at ZDNet UK ;-) A site made up of free contributions is an interesting idea. But then again if you think about it - you're actually providing open source content right now.
[March 8, 2007, 17:12]
Thinktank: Debate ID cards or drop them
News There needs to be serious debate about the government's ID cards scheme or else it should be scrapped, according to an influential thinktank. There needs to be a serious, renewed debate about the identity cards scheme, with the kind of engagement...
[December 10, 2007, 7:11]
Start-up reignites bug-disclosure debate
News An upstart security research firm with a controversial business model is at the centre of a debate over how software bugs should be disclosed. Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis (VDA) Labs, founded in April by Jared DeMott, notifies software...
[August 3, 2007, 15:48]
Open source debate brought to a close - for now
Talkback Open source debate brought to a close - for now http://society.guardian.co.uk/e-public/story/0,,1786068,00.html Arguments over whether open source software really does save money over commercial rivals have come to a head.
[November 20, 2006, 22:59]
Lords to debate gov't progress on internet security
News The House of Lords will debate personal internet security on Friday, with the aim of assessing the progress the government has made on protecting the public. The debate follows on from the publication of two reports by the House of Lords Science...
[October 6, 2008, 15:16]
Microsoft: Linux debate needs to be 'more rational'
Talkback To hear Microsoft saying the Linux debate needs to be 'more rational' after it's factually challenged 'get the facts' campaign just beggars belief!
[July 1, 2004, 11:22]
HP urges European debate over outsourcing
News We need a debate on how we manage this movement of jobs, and how we in Europe create the educational system we need to become a successful, predominantly knowledge-based economy," said Rorsted, speaking at Cisco Connection 2004 this week.
[January 23, 2004, 9:30]
Web of Porn: Adult pornography - the debate rages
News Whether unnatural desires are roused or not remains open to debate, but Beyer believes the government should provide effective legislation, regardless. Far from being immoral, dangerous or any of the other epithets the anti-porn lobby may give it...
[March 9, 1999, 12:47]
High-speed Wi-Fi standards debate stalls
News On the other side of the debate is the TGn Sync group, supported by Intel, Atheros Communications, Nortel, Samsung, Sony, Qualcomm, Philips and Panasonic. The process to establish the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, which promises to quadruple...
[May 20, 2005, 9:50]
Lawyer urges debate over data-breach rules
News Current rules about when companies have to report customer data leaks are creating uncertainty for executives, and business leaders must join the debate on whether a change of law is needed, according to a top lawyer.
[July 25, 2007, 8:54]
Microsoft and Red Hat to debate open source
News After claiming last month that the open source model is flawed and "unhealthy", Microsoft senior vice president Craig Mundie is set to debate the issue at an open source conference in July. The debate will take place at the O'Reilly Open Source...
[June 7, 2001, 13:16]
Ofcom backs transparency in roaming debate
News The debate over the cost of using 3G datacards while abroad is all about "transparency" according to MP Norman Lamb and regulator, Ofcom. Transparency, in this case, means that the consumer is fully aware of the likely cost using a datacard while...
[November 16, 2005, 17:00]
$100 laptop: moving from a technical to a social debate
Talkback I think it is time the debate stopped focusing around whether or not the capability exists to produce the laptops. This is a fairly length reply but please stick with it: I have lived and breathed this project for a little while now.
[November 13, 2006, 18:53]
Campaigners back call for DRM debate
News An MP's suggestion that the British Library moderate the debate over digital rights management (DRM) and copyright law has been welcomed by cyber rights campaigners. Suw Charman, executive director of The Open Rights Group, said on Wednesday that...
[March 15, 2006, 14:25]
WITC opens debate through online forum
News A lot of the discussion will be focussing on the social impact of technology, and we are opening up the debate to a wider audience. In a world first, the upcoming World IT Congress (WITC), to be held in Adelaide in late February, will invite...
[January 7, 2002, 11:59]
GPL 3 debate begins in earnest
News But she also predicted the issue is likely to spark debate. The Free Software Foundation on Monday released the first public discussion draft of the GPL version three, shedding light on proposed reforms to the document's patent and digital rights...
[January 17, 2006, 8:50]
Speech and Debate Timekeeper
Downloads Speech and Debate Timekeeper is an open source, multi-platform timer for speech and debate competitions. It has speech order and time limits preset for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Public Forum, World Schools, Karl Popper, and...
[February 13, 2009, 12:42]
Special Report: The MP3 debate
News Got something to say on the MP3 debate? Mail us at the Newsroom UK
[October 13, 1998, 17:39]
Tech activists fight for anti-copying debate
News Enthusiasts of free software disrupted a Commerce Department meeting on Wednesday, insisting on their right to debate against the entertainment industry over anti-copying technologies. Valenti predicted the US government would need to intervene in...
[July 18, 2002, 8:50]
BCS calls for UK net neutrality debate
News The time has come for the UK to join the growing debate surrounding network neutrality, the president of the British Computer Society has told ZDNet.co.uk. Because internet users in the US tend to have a smaller range of ISPs to choose from than...
[September 17, 2007, 16:39]
