January 2010
9 posts
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent...”
– Attributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee
Bruce Schneier on CNN: U.S. backdoor enabled... →
“In order to comply with government search warrants on user data, Google created a backdoor access system into Gmail accounts. […] China’s hackers subverted the access system Google put in place to comply with U.S. intercept orders.”
Arto Bendiken: Dissecting the Unlicense - Software... →
I’ve previously written on the motivation that led us to formulate the Unlicense, a template for dedicating your software to the public domain. Today, I will elucidate the rationale for and the provenance of each of the four brief paragraphs (plus footer) that constitute the Unlicense.
Ben Lavender: The promising future of the... →
“So the public launch of the unlicense movement on January 1st has gone better than expected. […] There are three main concerns that seem to keep appearing in discussions in regards to releasing software into the public domain. I’d like to briefly offer a response to them, and then provide an example of why public domain might be what you’re looking for for your...
2081: Everyone will finally be equal →
A short film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, 2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General, everyone is “finally equal…” The strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks and the intelligent wear earpieces that fire off loud noises to keep them...
Arto Bendiken: Set Your Code Free →
1st January is Public Domain Day, in honor of which I’m hereby relicensing (or more properly, unlicensing) all of my software into the public domain.