Open Journal Systems is a free and open source software package for journal publishing. It’s probably the most widely-deployed platform for publishing open access journals; at least 2,000 journals use OJS. As such, it’s critical infrastructure for the OA movement: authors’, editors’, referees’, publishers’, and readers’ impression of OJS has a big impact on their [...]
Posts under ‘FOSS’
Towards autono.my
I’ve been an advocate for freedom in Web services for, well, years now. So I was happy to learn of the launch of open microblogging service identi.ca recently, and of autonomo.us and its Franklin Street Statement on Freedom and Network Services. Pleasantly, the autonomo.us wiki already links to my article and talk on the subject.
FOSS and socially responsible investing
Check out the post at the SFLC blog. I’ve said for some time that free culture is a matter of social responsibility — I think it’s a good frame for the issue, and helps people understand why it matters.
My latest column on Web apps and FOSS
(I had accidentally posted this in the wrong place earlier; posting it here now.)
My new column for Free Software Magazine is titled “Free software vs. software-as-a-service: Is the GPL too weak for the Web?”. It looks at the rise of the Web application — including Facebook, Flickr, Google Apps, and the like — and how [...]
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 9:30 am. I’ll post the slides here when they’re available.
Update: Slides are here. Thanks to [...]
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 Public Library for its use of OverDrive’s Digital Library Reserve platform.
I would expect libraries to [...]
EPrints sells out free software: more Apple crippleware prizes
EPrints, the important FOSS open archive project — widely used by open access repositories — is organizing a call for plugins. Unfortunately, EPrints has followed Mozilla’s lead and is awarding DRM-crippled, proprietary Apple products as prizes.
The EPrints package is even included in the GNU Project. I am very disappointed in this move; they should know [...]
Why is Mozilla selling out free software?
Promote Firefox, win a Mac full of proprietary software. Wait, what?
You do realize that OS X doesn’t even come with Firefox pre-loaded, right?
And you do realize that other manufacturers offer laptops pre-loaded with Firefox and Linux, right?
So why in the world should the prize for promoting open source be closed?
Update: Mozilla is also giving away [...]
