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Democracy & Difference- Contesting the boundaries of difference | AAAARG.ORG - 2 views

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aaaarg democratization Democracy Difference theory information Social Rhizome Media

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  • Wildcat2030 wildcat on 10 Jan 10
     
    "The global trend toward democratization of the last two decades has been accompanied by the resurgence of various politics of "identity/difference." From nationalist and ethnic revivals in the countries of east and central Europe to the former Soviet Union, to the politics of cultural separatism in Canada, and to social movement politics in liberal western-democracies, the negotiation of identity/difference has become a challenge to democracies everywhere. This volume brings together a group of distinguished thinkers who rearticulate and reconsider the foundations of democratic theory and practice in the light of the politics of identity/difference.\nIn Part One Jürgen Habermas, Sheldon S. Wolin, Jane Mansbridge, Seyla Benhabib, Joshua Cohen, and Iris Marion Young write on democratic theory. Part Two--on equality, difference, and public representation--contains essays by Anne Phillips, Will Kymlicka, Carol C. Gould, Jean L. Cohen, and Nancy Fraser; and Part Three--on culture, identity, and democracy--by Chantal Mouffe, Bonnie Honig, Fred Dallmayr, Joan B. Landes, and Carlos A. Forment. In the last section Richard Rorty, Robert A. Dahl, Amy Gutmann, and Benjamin R. Barber write on whether democracy needs philosophical foundations.\nThis is an excellent yext for someone interested in models of the public sphere. While all the authors are proponents of the deliberative model of democracy (as opposed to, for instance, the liberal, interest-based, technocratic, communitarian, or civic-republican) many of them place their arguments in the context of other models. So, the book reads like a symposium of like-minded people, rather than like a rally of true believers.\nAlmost all of the essays are accessible to a generalist, but several really stand out (especially those by Benhabib, Fraser, and Young)."
Wildcat2030 wildcat

The Knowledge Conduit | Knowledge Matters - 3 views

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Collective Intelligence conduit knowledge context

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  • Wildcat2030 wildcat on 15 Jan 10
     
    "First, you should observe that there are two distinct domains - the descriptive domain and the predictive domain - and that data and information belong to the descriptive domain. I like Davenport and Prusaks' (1998, pp 2-3) definition of data as being "a set of discrete, objective facts existing in symbolic form that have not been interpreted". The symbolic form may be text, images, or pre-processed code. Data is usually organised into structured records, however it lacks context. The declaration 'Iron melts at 1,538 degrees Celsius.' is a data statement because it has no context. In this model when data is enriched by adding context it may become information. Information is data with a message, and therefore has a receiver and sender. It is data with relevance and purpose that is useful for a particular task, and is meant to enlighten the receiver and shape their outlooks or insights. Information results in an action that allows the data to be applied to a specific set of circumstances and to be employed effectively. Data only becomes information after it has been interpreted by the receiver. Furthermore information is descriptive. For example the statement 'Newcastle steel-mill's smelter temperature has been set at 2,300 degrees Celsius.' conveys information because it has been enriched by context. The enrichment from data to information is a 'know what and how' procedure that results in an understanding of relationships and patterns. However, information by itself remains descriptive and without additional data or information it cannot be used to predict an event or outcome."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Global food shock perilously close, new report shows | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innova... - 0 views

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report shows food shock global warming economy health ecology future politics mankind care

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 31 Jan 16
     
    " by Charley Cameron Share on Facebook Pin Tweet+ A new report envisions a nightmare scenario in which just three climate change-driven disasters could lead to global food shock, resulting in food riots as the price of basic crops skyrockets and stock markets experience significant losses. The risk assessment, which was produced by insurer Lloyd's of London-with support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and vetted by academics from a number of institutions-shows just how close humanity may be to catastrophic collapse by mid-century unless significant changes are made to slow global warming."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science, by John William Draper, M. D., LL... - 0 views

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conflict religion science history william john

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 01 Oct 13
     
    "The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science, by John William Draper This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science Author: John William Draper Release Date: February, 1998 [EBook #1185] Last Updated: January 25, 2013 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT *** Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE By John William Draper, M. D., LL. D. PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AUTHOR OF A TREATISE ON HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, HISTORY OF THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, AND OF MANY EXPERIMENTAL MEMOIRS ON CHEMICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS CONTENTS PREFACE. HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. PREFACE. WHOEVER has had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the mental condition of the intelligent classes in Europe and America, must have perceived that there is a great and rapidly-increasing departure from the public religious faith, and that, while among the more frank this divergence is not concealed, there is a far more extensive and far more dangerous secession, private and unacknowledged. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

BSA Pays Disgruntled Employees to Rat on 'Pirating' Bosses - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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bsa pays disgrunted employees rat pirating bosses companies use pirate pirated software solution open source free softwre anti-piracy just control

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 May 16
     
    " By Ernesto on May 28, 2016 C: 20 The Business Software Alliance, a trade group representing Adobe, Apple and Microsoft, is known to offer cash payments to people who help them find companies that run unlicensed software. Today we speak with an attorney who has represented more than 250 defendants in these cases, which are regularly triggered by disgruntled employees."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 May 16
     
    " By Ernesto on May 28, 2016 C: 20 The Business Software Alliance, a trade group representing Adobe, Apple and Microsoft, is known to offer cash payments to people who help them find companies that run unlicensed software. Today we speak with an attorney who has represented more than 250 defendants in these cases, which are regularly triggered by disgruntled employees."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Music, Power, and Politics - Introduction - 0 views

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music power politics

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Jul 13
     
    "Edited by Annie J. Randall Music, Power, and Politics Overview Photo: Barry Feinstein Peter, Paul, and Mary at The Long March, August 28th, 1963 Music, Power, and Politics presents thirteen different cultural perspectives on a single theme: the concept of music as a site of socio-political struggle. Essays by scholars from seven countries (UK, People's Republic of China, Germany, South Africa, USA, Serbia and Montenegro, and Iran) explore the means by which music's long-acknowledged potential to persuade, seduce, indoctrinate, rouse, incite, or even silence listeners has been used to advance agendas of power and protest."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Book Review: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide - EH-Net Online Mag - 0 views

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book review ethical hacking penetration testing guide ethicalhacker.net

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Oct 14
     
    "don | September 30, 2014 When asked by CRC Press to review a recently released book, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide by Rafay Baloch, a closer look was in order before agreeing. The book description reads, "Requiring no prior hacking experience, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide supplies a complete introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test, or ethical hack, from beginning to end."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Oct 14
     
    "don | September 30, 2014 When asked by CRC Press to review a recently released book, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide by Rafay Baloch, a closer look was in order before agreeing. The book description reads, "Requiring no prior hacking experience, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide supplies a complete introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test, or ethical hack, from beginning to end."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

7 Excuses For Not Using Linux -- And Why They're Wrong - Datamation [# ! 2 notes] - 0 views

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linux or not GNU_Linux free software use open source discussion

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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 May 15
       
      # ! Oh, many people complain about the lack of features that... have never used... ;)
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 May 15
       
      # ! ... bla, bla: essentially, is that people are misinformed... probably with the intention to keep 'em trapped in the proprietary -limiting and flippant- clutches...
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 May 15
       
      [... For example, you still can't fill out PDF forms...] # ! ??? wth! :( try pdfedit... :)
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 May 15
     
    [ Posted May 6, 2015 By Bruce Byfield Submit Feedback » More Articles » Every since Linux first became popular, articles have been condemning its shortcomings. Hardly a month goes by without someone explaining what Linux lacks, or how it needs a particular feature, application, or service to be usable-- and, as often as not, the complaints are misguided.]
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 May 15
     
    [ Posted May 6, 2015 By Bruce Byfield Submit Feedback » More Articles » Every since Linux first became popular, articles have been condemning its shortcomings. Hardly a month goes by without someone explaining what Linux lacks, or how it needs a particular feature, application, or service to be usable-- and, as often as not, the complaints are misguided.]
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Study: Pharmaceuticals Kill More Teens Than Illegal Substances In The US - Reset.me - 0 views

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study pharmaceuticals kill more than ilegal ddrugs teens

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 31 May 15
     
    "by Monica Thunder on March 26, 2015 Combine the number of overdose deaths caused by heroin and cocaine, and you still haven't matched the number of deaths caused by pharmaceutical prescription medications each year in the United States. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, pharmaceutical abuse was responsible for about 23,000 deaths in 2013 - that's more than half of the overdose deaths in the U.S. that year."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

The 'Microsoft Loves Linux' Baloney is Still Being Floated in the Media While Microsoft... - 0 views

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microsoft loves linux baloney float media press while attacks patents lawsuits

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Oct 15
     
    "Posted in Europe, GNU/Linux, Google, Patents at 6:06 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz What the media wants us to believe it can make many actually believe, by sheer force of repetition"
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Oct 15
     
    "Posted in Europe, GNU/Linux, Google, Patents at 6:06 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz What the media wants us to believe it can make many actually believe, by sheer force of repetition"
Ferananda Ibarra

Network organisation for the 21st century : turbulence - 4 views

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collectiveintellgence hubs nodes currencies

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  • On the Virtues of Being Popular In any network, some nodes are more connected than others, making them ‘hubs’. This is a recurring pattern in the evolution of successful networks, ranging from the world wide web to many natural ecosystems. A ‘hub’ is not just a node with a few more connections than a usual node; a hub has connections to many other nodes – many quite distant – and also connects many disparate nodes (nodes of very different types). If you were to count all the connections each node has, you would get a mathematical distribution called a ‘power-law’ distribution with relatively few hyper-connected nodes – hubs – and a ‘long tail’ of less connected nodes.
  • Unlike networks that have a normal or random distribution of connections, networks that have a power-law distribution of connections are ‘scale-free,’ which means that no matter how many more nodes are added to the network, the dynamics and structure remain the same. This seems to be a sweet spot in the evolution of networks for stability and efficiency. The network can get bigger without drastic changes to its function.
  • The Surprising Strength of the Long Tail There is a looming contradiction: how can we have hubs and still have a strong network of dense connections that is not dependent on them? Don’t hubs lead to the emergence of permanent, entrenched leaders, centralisation and other well-documented problems? There is something of a tension here: the point is not simply that we should develop hubs, but that we have to simultaneously ensure that the hubs are never allowed to become static, and that they’re at least partially redundant. Sounds complicated, but healthy and resilient networks aren’t characterised simply by the presence of hubs, but also by the ability of hubs to change over time, and the replacement of previous hubs by apparently quite similar hubs.
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  • The long tail does not drop off into nothingness (which would be the ‘exponential’ rather than ‘power-law’ distribution), where there are a few hubs and every other node has almost no connections. Instead, the long tail is extensive, consisting of small groups of dense connections, going ever onwards. In fact, the vast majority of the connections in the network are not in the hub, but in the long tail. One clear example is that of book-selling in the 21st century: the majority of Amazon.com’s book sales are not in the best-seller list, but in those millions of titles in the long tail that only a few people order. Every successful movement must be built on dense local connections. It is these dense local connections that support the dynamic creation of hubs.
  • In a perfect world, every node would be a hub – we would all easily connect with any other person and be able to communicate. However, creating connections takes time and energy, so nodes that are more long-standing or just have more spare time will naturally become hubs
  • The Construction of Collective Intelligence Hubs tend to evolve naturally in well-functioning networks – but we can accelerate the process of network development
  • Collective intelligence requires a commons of collective representations and memory accessible to the network, and so digital representations on the internet are idea
    • Ferananda Ibarra
      Ferananda Ibarra on 12 Apr 11
       
      That is exactly what they can do! Currencies as currents, as symbols of value enabling and making flows visible. Allowing us to see the tracks of the pheromones, the activities, the streams, the right signals, the hubs. We will be able to measure, trace value much more precisely. We will then be able to compose flows into landscapes (scapes) of that which is interesting for a node, for a hub, for a group or machine. Scapes will allow us to display information in unimaginable ways. Our collective intelligence right there, in the blink of an eye. We will be able to see wholes instead of parts, make patterns more visible.
  • You can imagine this on an individual level: a person using their mobile phone to remember the phone numbers of their friends. With easy access and reliability, the phone almost seems part of your intelligence. Just extend this so that the part of your mind that is extended into the environment is accessible and even modifiable by other people, and collective intelligence begins.
  • This use of the environment to store collective intelligence allows for the easier creation of hubs.
  • Collective intelligence allows highly organised successful actions to be performed by individuals who, with limited memory and knowledge, would otherwise be unable to become hubs.
  • Unfortunately people can’t become hubs without largely re-inventing the wheel. It might be irritating for existing hubs, but it’s true. Being a hub requires more than just introductions, it requires information, skills, knowledge, and a memory of the past. However, we can accelerate this process by decentring as much of the connections and knowledge as possible away from individual humans and onto the environment, whether this environment be books, websites, songs, maps, videos, and a myriad of yet un-thought-of representational forms. A useful example is the pheromone trace of the ant, reinforced as more ants use a particular trail. The mere act of ‘leaving a trail’ shows how individuals with limited memory can use the shaping of the environment as an external memory.
  • A key focus for improving our collective intelligence would be a few central websites compiling analyses of social movements and events, alongside practical pieces from key hubs and organisers on how particular events were pulled off. A collective ratings approach would allow people to quickly find needles in the electronic haystack, via Digg-It-style ‘I like this article’ tags, or collaborative bookmarking, allowing different users to see each other’s bookmarked webpages. Of course some of these types of things exist, with tagging systems well developed on sites of magazines, newspapers and blogs. However, no current website performs the function of an analysis and learning hub
  • If we are to act swiftly and sustain momentum we will need to create collective intelligence – the ability to create accurate records of events, distribute them widely, analyse success and failure, and to pass on skills and knowledge.
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Making social media research more reliable and reproducible | Ars Technica - 0 views

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making social media research reliable manipulation studies biased policies

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Dec 14
     
    "by Cathleen O'Grady Dec 1 2014, 6:00pm CET Share Tweet 14 For researchers interested in studying human behavior, the explosion of social media data provides incredible opportunities. The result has been an explosion of research using this data, which was only brought to the attention of many users by Facebook's infamous study on emotional words, in which researchers manipulated the emotions of unsuspecting users."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Dec 14
     
    "by Cathleen O'Grady Dec 1 2014, 6:00pm CET Share Tweet 14 For researchers interested in studying human behavior, the explosion of social media data provides incredible opportunities. The result has been an explosion of research using this data, which was only brought to the attention of many users by Facebook's infamous study on emotional words, in which researchers manipulated the emotions of unsuspecting users."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

The top 10 rookie open source projects | InfoWorld - 0 views

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open source Top 10 rookie projects paricipate open world

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Jan 15
     
    "By Black Duck Software, InfoWorld | Jan 27, 2015 Black Duck presents its Open Source Rookies of the Year -- the 10 most exciting, active new projects germinated by the global open source community "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Jan 15
     
    "By Black Duck Software, InfoWorld | Jan 27, 2015 Black Duck presents its Open Source Rookies of the Year -- the 10 most exciting, active new projects germinated by the global open source community "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Mission: ​Funding all those small but important open-source projects | ZDNet - 0 views

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mission funding open source projects shoe-string

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Feb 15
     
    "Summary:Too many open-source programs try to get by on a shoe-string, and our technology suffers for it. The Linux Foundation is working on funding these projects. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Linux and Open Source | February 9, 2015 -- 22:38 GMT (22:38 GMT)"
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Feb 15
     
    "Summary:Too many open-source programs try to get by on a shoe-string, and our technology suffers for it. The Linux Foundation is working on funding these projects. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Linux and Open Source | February 9, 2015 -- 22:38 GMT (22:38 GMT)"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Why the Linux Desktop Should Be Organized By Tasks - Datamation - 0 views

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linux desktop organization reorganization by tasks choice taste open source free software GNU_Linux

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Nov 15
     
    Organization by application name is no longer practical, so why not try an alternative?
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Nov 15
     
    Organization by application name is no longer practical, so why not try an alternative?
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

How EU nations are being sued for billions by foreign companies in secret tribunals | A... - 0 views

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Dec 15
     
    "Already a huge problem in Eastern Europe, Western Europe is being hit by ISDS as well. by Glyn Moody - Dec 1, 2015 9:35am CET"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Protecode: Open Source Code Will Power 95 Pct. of Companies by 2017 | Open Source Appli... - 0 views

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open source source will power 95% high percentage companies by 2017

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Oct 15
     
    "Almost all-95 percent, in fact-of companies will be using open source software by 2017 and the adoption of third-party open source code is increasing steadily. "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Oct 15
     
    "Almost all-95 percent, in fact-of companies will be using open source software by 2017 and the adoption of third-party open source code is increasing steadily. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Does open source boost mental health? Posted 25 Aug 2014 by Phil Shapiro | Opensource... - 0 views

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share thoughts open source boosts health mental global

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Sep 14
     
    "Open source is as much a philosophy of living as it is a method of creating software. Part of this philosophy is that everything designed by the human mind is improvable."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Sep 14
     
    "Open source is as much a philosophy of living as it is a method of creating software. Part of this philosophy is that everything designed by the human mind is improvable."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Sep 14
     
    "Open source is as much a philosophy of living as it is a method of creating software. Part of this philosophy is that everything designed by the human mind is improvable."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Humans evolved by sharing technology and culture: Our early ancestors, Homo sapiens, ma... - 0 views

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humans evolution sharing technology culture

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 Oct 16
     
    "Our early ancestors, Homo sapiens, managed to evolve and journey across the earth by exchanging and improving their technology"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Eben Moglen on GPL Compliance and Building Communities: What Works | Linux.com | The so... - 0 views

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Eben Moglen GPL compliance building communities what works

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  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Nov 16
     
    "Software Freedom Law Center, the pro-bono law firm led by Eben Moglen, Professor of law at Columbia Law School and the world's foremost authority on Free and Open Source Software law held its annual fall conference at Columbia Law School, New York on Oct. 28. The full-day program featured technical and legal presentations on Blockchain, FinTech, Automotive FOSS and GPL Compliance by industry and community stalwarts."
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