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Submission + - Australia's National Broadband Network to go ahead (goodgearguide.com.au)

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angry tapir

on Thursday September 09, 2010 @12:03AM

angry tapir writes: "After weeks of a hung parliament following the Australian federal election, the incumbent Labor Party has garnered enough support among independent MPs to form a minority government. Broadband was central to clinching the independents' support. Labor's victory means the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) will push ahead. The policy has generally been popular among ISPs and telcos — though some rebel operators preferred a policy that emphasised wireless technologies, similar to the proposals put forward by Labor's opponents. The primarily fibre-based NBN is set to offer Australians 1Gbps broadband."

Submission + - Venture capitalists lobby against software patents (feld.com)

Submitted by ciaran_o_riordan on Monday June 07, 2010 @09:12AM

ciaran_o_riordan writes: No matter which side the US Supreme Court's Bilski decision pleases, it will be just the beginning of the software patent debate in the USA — the other side will start a legislative battle. The lobbying has already begun with venture capitalist Brad Feld arguing against software patents, mailing a copy of Patent Absurdity to 200 patent policy setters. As Feld puts it, "Specifically, I'm hoping the film will bring you to an understanding of why patents on software are a massive tax on and retardant of innovation in the US." The patent lawyers and big patent holders often tell us that patents are needed to secure investment, so it's interesting to see now that venture capitalists are refuting that. And Brad Feld's not the only vocal one, there's a growing list.

MMORPG Ryzom Released Under AGPL 117

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 06, 2010 @11:56AM from the blizzard-must-be-shaking-in-their-mansions dept.

acemtp writes "Breakthrough for Free Software gaming. Ryzom announces full release of source code and artwork, and a partnership with the Free Software Foundation to host a repository of the game's artistic assets."

Submission + - The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software! (ryzom.com)

Submitted by acemtp on Thursday May 06, 2010 @06:02AM

acemtp writes: Breakthrough for Free Software Gaming--Ryzom Announces Full Release of Source Code and Artwork, and a Partnership with the Free Software Foundation to Host a Repository of the Game's Artistic Assets.

Comment Tide Will Turn on Turning (Score 1) 172

by OurNewOverloard on Friday April 16, 2010 @05:16PM (#31877380) Attached to: Is the Tide Turning On Patents?

If the supreme court strikes down software patents with their Bilski ruling, a huge amount of money will flood Congress from patent lawyers and large patent holders like IBM and Microsoft and the super scary Intellectual Ventures, hoping to buy legislation that puts software patents right back in again. So yes, the tide is turning. The question is how fast will it turn back again.

Comment Software patents have broken the system (Score 1) 1

by OurNewOverloard on Thursday February 28, 2008 @01:13PM (#22589804) Attached to: Time to abolish software patents?

Let me see.... The patent office can't handle the piles-of-crap submissions they are receiving and a huge backlog has built up because anyone and there mum can spend 5 minutes to submit a software patent claim, and the trolls are busy chasing down any business that can be intimidated into coughing up cash just for having the cheek of running a website or using - you know - any type of software... Solution, courts should bring back the sanity that prevailed some time in that last century, and restrict patents to... physical fricking inventions - not mind farts.

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