Tag Archives: freedom

Egregious Nonsense Regarding eBook Standards

Posted on 2015-06-06 by arjaybe

Andrew Upgrove explains why proprietary formats are bad for readers and writers, and why we need to make alternative, open ebook standards readily available and easy to use. rjb Making products work on one device is easy. Making it possible … Continue reading →

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap

Posted on 2015-05-19 by arjaybe

OpenStreetMap.org, mentioned here on Green Comet, is more than just an open source mapping project.  It’s more than the “Wikipedia of maps.”  It’s more than a hobby for hikers and cyclists.  It’s proving to be a valuable resource in the … Continue reading →

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Day Against DRM – 2015

Posted on 2015-05-06 by arjaybe

Led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Defective by Design, we’re celebrating today the ninth annual Day Against DRM.  It’s meant to raise awareness of the harm done by the application of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) to our media.  Videos … Continue reading →

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