Perens: the FOSS fire still burns

Bruce Perens looks a bit disoriented as he comes into the hotel lobby, looking for me. "Anyone here called Sam?" he calls out. The tiredness is evident on his face after the long haul from the US to Australia.
 

FOSS luminaries ignore Ritchie's passing

Twelve days ago, the computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie was found dead at the age of 70. News of his demise was broken to the world by a former colleague, Rob Pike, who worked alongside him at Bell Labs.
 

Why Stallman is right about Steve Jobs

An indication of the extent to which people in today's world are prone to hypocrisy is evidenced by the way they react after someone dies.
 

Stallman to give talks in Israel

Free Software Foundation chairman Richard Stallman will give two talks in Israel next week, according to information supplied by him.
 

Stallman does not blame Palestinians for boycott

Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman says that he does not blame Palestinians for their non-violent boycott of Israel which resulted in him having to cancel some talks scheduled in Israel.
 

RMS cancels Israel talks due to Palestinian pressure

Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman has got caught up in the politics of the Middle East, being forced to cancel some talks scheduled in Israel.
 

RMS weighs into Google GPL debate

Free Software Foundation chairman Richard Stallman has weighed into the debate over whether Google may be guilty of a GPL violation or not by saying that what the search giant has done is not limited by copyright.
 

'Open core' works for us: Jaspersoft chief

Jaspersoft, maker of the world's most widely used business intelligence software, is moving to expand its business relationships in Australia as it tries to consolidate its position ahead of the competition.
 

Some open source licences banned from Windows Phone Marketplace

Microsoft has banned applications which are under some free and open source software licences from its Windows Phone Marketplace..
 

What is Lundy doing at Software Freedom Day?

On Saturday, September 18, Melbourne will mark Software Freedom Day, a day observed worldwide to spread the message of free and open source software.