http://www.geek-pac.org/blog Fight for Your Information Rights Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:59:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/09/walmart-retires-drm-deserts-users-on-the-way-to-freedom/#comment-74 Books and Magazines Blog » Archive » Walmart retires DRM, deserts users on the way to freedom. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:11:03 +0000 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/?p=655#comment-74 [...] Original post by GeekPAC [...] [...] Original post by GeekPAC [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/08/geekpac-to-form-political-action-committee-around-technology-issues-launches-fundraiser/#comment-73 Silona Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:16:27 +0000 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/?p=575#comment-73 YEA!!! YEA!!!

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/05/beware-of-lobbyists-bearing-gifts/#comment-56 Working @ WebConnectConsulting.com » BRM And Why You Should Be Concerned Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:58:36 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/05/18/beware-of-lobbyists-bearing-gifts/#comment-56 [...] format in drag. Join Mr. Updegrove, Groklaw, the Free Software Foundation, the FSF Europe, ByteFree, Google, and myself in urging ISO and your country’s “national body” ISO [...] [...] format in drag. Join Mr. Updegrove, Groklaw, the Free Software Foundation, the FSF Europe, ByteFree, Google, and myself in urging ISO and your country’s “national body” ISO [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/04/video-snippets-of-ab-1668-hearing/#comment-52 2008: The Year of Open Document Formats? « Opportunity Knocks Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:35:19 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/04/20/video-snippets-of-ab-1668-hearing/#comment-52 [...] The challenge is to avoid being portrayed as some kind of nutzo extremists. Just as they did with the AB1668 hearings, leading vendors will try to say that they represent "the American way" and that openness advocates are anti-social throwbacks to the 1960s and 1970s, burning draft cards and bras, while munching on granola and wearing Birkenstocks.Our neighbors and coworkers need to see that we are normal people, just like them, who wish to smooth out some of the speed bumps that slow down data interchange and hinder long-term data preservation. They need to see that we are seeking our children’s (and their children’s) best interests when we insist that their schools stop teaching how to use a specific brand and version of software, instead teaching the general principles that apply to all brands, and offer to give the schools and their students free CDs of OpenOffice or Symphony. They need to see that we are helping poor and rich alike when we insist that our local governments standardize on ODF and other open standard file formats. [...] [...] The challenge is to avoid being portrayed as some kind of nutzo extremists. Just as they did with the AB1668 hearings, leading vendors will try to say that they represent "the American way" and that openness advocates are anti-social throwbacks to the 1960s and 1970s, burning draft cards and bras, while munching on granola and wearing Birkenstocks.Our neighbors and coworkers need to see that we are normal people, just like them, who wish to smooth out some of the speed bumps that slow down data interchange and hinder long-term data preservation. They need to see that we are seeking our children’s (and their children’s) best interests when we insist that their schools stop teaching how to use a specific brand and version of software, instead teaching the general principles that apply to all brands, and offer to give the schools and their students free CDs of OpenOffice or Symphony. They need to see that we are helping poor and rich alike when we insist that our local governments standardize on ODF and other open standard file formats. [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/04/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/#comment-51 2008: The Year of Open Document Formats? « Opportunity Knocks Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:33:30 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/04/20/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/#comment-51 [...] challenge is to avoid being portrayed as some kind of nutzo extremists. Just as they did with the AB1668 hearings, leading vendors will try to say that they represent "the American way" and that openness [...] [...] challenge is to avoid being portrayed as some kind of nutzo extremists. Just as they did with the AB1668 hearings, leading vendors will try to say that they represent "the American way" and that openness [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/04/california-assembly-bill-1668/#comment-50 2008: The Year of Open Document Formats? « Opportunity Knocks Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:04:50 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/?p=3#comment-50 [...] to grab market share from them. I wrote an essay last year about open file formats legislation (AB1668) that was being considered by the California legislature. The Orange County Register [...] [...] to grab market share from them. I wrote an essay last year about open file formats legislation (AB1668) that was being considered by the California legislature. The Orange County Register [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/05/beware-of-lobbyists-bearing-gifts/#comment-17 The Emerging Conflict: Corporate Interests Vs. Your Interests « Opportunity Knocks Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:07:56 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/05/18/beware-of-lobbyists-bearing-gifts/#comment-17 [...] don’t need to have out-of-state corporations deciding whether our government agencies will use open standard file forma...–this is a decision for the citizens and residents of a state, and not corporate [...] [...] don’t need to have out-of-state corporations deciding whether our government agencies will use open standard file forma…–this is a decision for the citizens and residents of a state, and not corporate [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/05/all-your-rights-are-belong-to-us/#comment-12 Independence Day Greetings « Opportunity Knocks Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:24:26 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/05/21/all-your-rights-are-belong-to-us/#comment-12 [...] of regulatory agencies) corporate activities.  Examples abound, but the way that Microsoft is manipulating the political process to force our state governments (and their citizens) into economic... (using Not-so-open XML to lock out competition in the office software space) is going to be taught [...] [...] of regulatory agencies) corporate activities.  Examples abound, but the way that Microsoft is manipulating the political process to force our state governments (and their citizens) into economic… (using Not-so-open XML to lock out competition in the office software space) is going to be taught [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/06/assemblymember-leno-continues-the-fight/#comment-11 A Few Conflicts In A Longer Struggle « Opportunity Knocks Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:36:38 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/06/08/assemblymember-leno-continues-the-fight/#comment-11 [...] an open standard file format for office documents.  This year, they considered it, even though it died in committee.  Perhaps next year, the state will adopt it, putting the interests of the state and its [...] [...] an open standard file format for office documents.  This year, they considered it, even though it died in committee.  Perhaps next year, the state will adopt it, putting the interests of the state and its [...]

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/04/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/#comment-10 Kaizenlog » Blog Archive » [Slashdot] Stories for 2007-06-09 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:00:05 +0000 http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/04/20/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/#comment-10 [...] Links: 0. http://www.bytesfree.org/ 1. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/03/2143218&tid=109 2. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/07/New-York-becomes-latest-state-to-ponder-ODF_1.html 3. http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/04/20/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/ [...] [...] Links: 0. http://www.bytesfree.org/ 1. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/03/2143218&tid=109 2. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/07/New-York-becomes-latest-state-to-ponder-ODF_1.html 3. http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/04/20/more-video-microsoft-led-opposition/ [...]

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