We'll probably want a better system in the future, but for the moment, please put your annotated bookmarks here. If possible, please categorise in some useful way.
Organisations
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http://www.fsf.org - The Free Software Foundation - http://www.fsfeurope.org - The Free Software Foundation Europe
- http://www.ffii.org - The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure
- http://www.omslnet.org/ - The Global Organisation for Free Software
Free Software in Business
2005-04-18
OSS gains business ground in Europe
Free Software in Schools
2005-05-09
UK Government Research suggests schools could halve computer costs by "Ditching Microsoft" 2005-05-05
Open source groups ally to target schools 2005-07-08
ILUG project to "promote the use of Free and Open Source software within schools in Ireland"
Free Software in Government
Copyright
- http://campaignforcreativity.org campaigns for stronger copyright protection - See also CampaignForCreativity
- http://www.europe4drm.com A European pro-DRM website
- http://www.hrrc.org Home recording rights organisation - not necessarily our kind of thing, but they are keeping an eye on copyright law from a consumer standpoint.
EU directive COM(2002) 92, 2002/0047 (COD)
- Register article Monday 25th April 2005. Mentioned on ILUG, the following day.
Articles on Patents
Accademic Papers on Patents
- Computer Programming and the Automation of Invention: A Case for Software Patent Reform
- "The Future of the Casebook: An Argument for an Open-Source Approach"
Miscellaneous links about Software Idea Patents
From the EPO:
- PATENTS, INNOVATION: Patent truths about the EPO - Testimony - Quotes from various people in Industry (the whole Economic Majority site is good).
Reports on the Use of Free Software:
News articles on the Use of Free Software: