My random thoughts about politics, society and technology
New challenges for Free Software business models
Different Free Software business models evolved over the past and the most successful are threaten these days by the raise of IaaS providers. What does this mean for the future of economical success …
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Cultural Techniques
These days I looked up the German word “Kulturtechnik” at Wikipedia which translates to “cultural techniques” in English. Surprisingly there is no English Wipipedia article for …
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Software freedom in the Cloud
What does software freedom actually means, in a world where more and more software no longer runs on our own computer but in the cloud? I keep thinking about this topic for quite some time and from …
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Nextcloud Conference 2017: Free Software licenses in a Nutshell
Lightening talk about Free Software licensing and how it is handled at Nextcloud.
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Freedom for whom?
This discussion is really old. Since the first days of the Free Software movement people like to debate to whom the freedom in Free Software is directed? The users? The code? The developers? Often …
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Free Software, Open Source, FOSS, FLOSS – Same same but different
There are two major terms connected to software you can freely use, study, share and improve: Free Software and Open Source. Based on them you can also find different combinations and translations …
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Quick Guide to GPLv3
The FSF has released a Quick Guide to GPLv3. This article explains all major changes in an easy-to-understand overview. So it is a good staring point for everyone who wants to understand GPLv3. It is …
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Test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL
While reading some FSF Blogs i found a link to a license quiz where you can test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL.. If you want to test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL than try the license quiz. …
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