☞ Seeking Freedom

Affirmative action in procurement for open standards and FLOSS This paper asserts what I have heard from many directions – that government procurement remains closed to open source, regardless of the official political policy. It’s certainly that way in the UK; I’d welcome insight into the steps the current government plans to fix that. FSF [...]

✈ Getting Online Abroad

One of the best travel purchases I have made is an unlocked high-speed USB 3G modem. It allows me to get broadband-speed internet access for the duration of each trip abroad for a per-trip price comparable to one night of internet access at a hotel, using a locally-purchased pre-paid data SIM at each destination. The [...]

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