Monthly Archives: February 2008

Blog badge for CopyNight Orlando

I’ve created a badge that bloggers can use to link to CopyNight Orlando. If you have a blog or Web site, please send us a link! P.S. To limit my bandwidth costs, please download the image and upload it to … Continue reading

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One less hat to wear

Today was the final meeting of Students for Free Culture‘s old proto-board, on which I’ve served since 2005 (give or take — as Facebook would say, it’s complicated — or, it was). Best wishes to the new board. I look … Continue reading

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Speaking @ Fla. Linux Show on FOSS vs. SaaS

I’m giving a presentation at the Florida Linux Show in Jacksonville on Monday, Feb. 11. My presentation is on Software as a Service: Implications of Web Apps for Software Freedom (a topic I previously ranted about at GatorLUG); it’s at … Continue reading

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FSF to libraries: boycott DRM

Sometimes, different interests of mine will intersect in fascinating ways. Here’s one: the Free Software Foundation’s DefectiveByDesign.org campaign is asking libraries to boycott DRM, digital restrictions on content the library purchases or subscribes to. Specifically, DbD is targeting the Boston … Continue reading

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Now blogging @ Open Access News

Starting today, I’ve joined Peter Suber’s Open Access News (feed) as assistant editor. Here’s Peter’s announcement, and here’s my introductory post. It’s great to be part of such a useful resource for the open access community, and I’m honored that … Continue reading

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Gavin interviewed in Library Journal on new SPARC campaign

Library Journal Academic Newswire interviewed me last week about the new SPARC student outreach campaign. You can read the interview here. How do you approach the subject of open access with students? Is there any real knowledge base there to … Continue reading

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