The two sides of freedom
Today, I am launching my new blog. In this first post, I will discuss the concept of freedom. I start with general thoughts, and then I apply them to Free Software licenses and especially the Free...
View ArticleProtecting Software Freedom – the Qt License Update
In my latest blog post, I briefly mentioned the KDE Free Qt Foundation. Today I have some news to announce that relate to this foundation, where I am a board member representing KDE. What is the “KDE...
View ArticleGood news: Compatibility of LGPLv2 and LGPLv3
Two of the most used Free Software licenses are the GNU General Public License (GPL) and the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Both are copyleft licenses, meaning that you can use them as long...
View ArticleAvailability of Qt Free Edition (updated)
In my last blog posts, I explained the KDE Free Qt Foundation, which guarantees the free availability of the Qt Toolkit. Today, The Qt Company introduced a new Qt online installer that requires users...
View ArticleBig Data and International Development
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in Brighton, UK, has published an interesting research report: Big Data and International Development: Impacts, Scenarios and Policy Options, written by...
View ArticleUser Data Portability and Privacy – Comment on Recent News
On Thursday, the EU reached a compromise for a new General Data Protection Regulation. I would like to offer two short comments. First, the timing is interesting: One day later, a new law came into...
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KDE Free Qt Foundation at Akademy 2018
I am really happy that this year, I am able to attend Akademy again. This enables me to set up a BOF session. It is intended for members of the KDE community who are interested in KDE’s collaboration...
View ArticleA better Qt because of Open Source and KDE
KDE and Qt have a legal framework for protecting Open Source Qt, named KDE Free Qt Foundation. I am one of two KDE people on its board. To explain a bit what we are doing, I have written a document...
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