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JONO RED HAT, CANONICAL AND GNOME CONTRIBUTIONS
Interesting attempt to justify canonical's fork of gnome on launchpad. Don't agree with it myself.
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bug computing fail foss software | 07/30/2010 08:42 |
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SkyRiver Files Antitrust Suit Against OCLC
Mixed feelings about this one. OCLC is a co-op but their tight control of WorldCat does seem uncooperative.
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cooperative foss freeourdata koha library licensing software web webapp | 07/29/2010 15:55 |
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BBC: Hurt cyclist rescued by Avon Valley Railway steam train
Railway backs up a train to help paramedics. Do you think First would back up a bus to help? Me neither.
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bristol cycling travel | 07/28/2010 13:38 |
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BBC: French company buys Aberystwyth dairy company Rachel's
I didn't know they were US-owned. "A dairy company known for its organic yogurts has been sold by its American owners to a rival French firm. Rachel's, based in Aberystwyth, has been been bought by Groupe Lactalis"
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enterprise eu food health world | 07/28/2010 13:33 |
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Pride Bristol | 14 – 22 Aug 2010
"This year Pride comes to Bristol. Pride Bristol 2010 is organised by the LGBT community for the people of the South West. Pride Week Aug 14 – 22 offers an array of diverse cultural events, and culminates in Pride Day, a large free festival in Castle Park on Sat 21 Aug."
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bristol culture ethics events politics | 07/28/2010 10:26 |
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CBI argues for takeover code to be tightened | Business | The Guardian
Oh look, the Confederation of British Industry has just realised that capitalist globalisations inevitably means there will be more non-British owners of "UK" companies than British ones. Will they realise #coops mean firms trading in the UK have owners in the UK?
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cooperative culture enterprise fail humour politics social world | 07/28/2010 09:07 |
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BBC - Do speed cameras really cut accidents?
I guess we might be about to get some better data about whether speed or volume has a bigger effect on safety, which should answer some questions around the toll road.
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council police politics travel ukgov wsm | 07/27/2010 17:09 |
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dcms: Review of Arm's Length Bodies
Is this a good thing or not? Mixed feelings: "abolishing the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to focus efforts on front-line, essential services and ensure greater value for money - Government support for museums, libraries and archives will continue"
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culture library promotion sport ukgov | 07/27/2010 09:02 |
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BBC News England: Demolition of Gateshead Get Carter car park starts
Everything becomes a mall over time. 'Bulldozers moved on to the Trinity Square site, which featured in Michael Caine film Get Carter, three years after revamp plans were announced.'
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council design media video | 07/27/2010 06:58 |
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Overturned milk lorry closes the A37 near Ston Easton
Ok, so fruit and cream a few days ago, milk today... When's the coffee coming?
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food humour southwest travel wsm | 07/25/2010 14:47 |
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WPA2 vulnerability found
'researchers say they have uncovered a vulnerability in the WPA2 security protocol, which is the strongest form of Wi-Fi encryption and authentication currently standardized and available. Malicious insiders can exploit the vulnerability, named "Hole 196" by the researcher'
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article computing fail internet mobile security standards | 07/25/2010 09:50 |
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Proprietary technology is a waste of money, says Kroes
"Many authorities have found themselves unintentionally locked into proprietary technology for decades. After a certain point that original choice becomes so ingrained that alternatives risk being systematically ignored, no matter what the potential benefits. This is a waste of public money that most public bodies can no longer afford."
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conferences council eu events foss politics promotion software standards ukgov ukgovoss | 07/24/2010 17:38 |
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Sky ride Bath
Puzzled by timing of Bath skyride on last day of #tdf - were they expecting teamsky not to do much?
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cycling events health rant social southwest sport | 07/24/2010 09:22 |
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Budget Cuts Force British Government To Shut Down Mysterious Seaside Village
I am not a number. I am a free budget cut!
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humour ukgov | 07/24/2010 09:07 |
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Fruit and cream lorry overturns on A30 in Somerset
How very Somerset: A lorry containing five tonnes of cream and 12 tonnes of fruit has overturned on the A30 between Chard and Ilminster.
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travel wsm | 07/23/2010 22:15 |
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Present and future threats to software freedom
Slides from a talk at Manchester Free Software
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events foss politics ukgovoss | 07/23/2010 21:34 |
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Graham Taylor and Karsten Gerloff on open source in Europe
report with an audio recording
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council eu foss ukgovoss | 07/06/2010 22:12 |
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Positive reflections on failure | ZDNet
"here are two poems that express a distinctly positive attitude toward failure. These poems were both written by Sri Chinmoy, an Indian teacher and artist who died in 2007."
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blog creative enterprise | 06/28/2010 12:17 |
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Fire at a holiday flat in Kewstoke (Weston Mercury)
Fire at Kew Lodge in the next road. I was out at the time. Saw no sign of it since my return. Efficient dealing by Avon Fire!
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wsm | 06/22/2010 14:23 |
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Tech firms more trusted than Facebook: poll
This strikes of as trusting thugs more than conmen, but at least it's the right way around IMO.
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enterprise ethics google-bugs internet privacy web | 06/22/2010 07:45 |
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Martyn Drake's Blog: Peter Serafinowicz on why “he steals movies”
Great article from Martyn which adds a technical view to the artist view of the problems with DVDs, MPAA and its friends. "If it's THIS difficult for people at his level getting them to co-operate with them, the consumer has no chance whatsoever for a reasonable fair use policy."
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blog copyright licensing media police rant | 05/24/2010 20:34 |
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Why Making Money from Free Software Matters - The H Open Source: News and Features
Glyn Moody, author of Rebel Code, hits the spot again. This is why software.coop is so against the DEAct because it is a pain for making money fairly from freedom.
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article digitaluk education enterprise foss politics software ukgov | 04/29/2010 15:42 |
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Comedian Mark Thomas wins £1,200 over police search | UK news | The Guardian
Comedian arrested for "over-confident attitude" reminds me of the Not the Nine O'Clock News sketch
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article humour police | 04/20/2010 09:41 |
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Eight Strategic Mistakes with Memberships | Blue Avocado
Many of these apply to co-ops. Thanks to Adrian Ashton
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blog cooperative tutorial | 04/16/2010 11:57 |