Open Source and Education
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“I am very happy to tell you that the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a reexamination request with the USPTO regarding Blackboard’s eLearning patent.”
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“Blackboard’s patent for e-learning software, which academic critics say is overly broad and likely to stymie innovation in classroom technology, is facing a challenge to its validity.”
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“Individuals and organizations, including EDUCAUSE, opposed the moves by Blackboard.”
Open Source and Government
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“Linux desktops continue to weave their way into the top echelons of European government, according to reports on the web this week.”
Open Source and the Windows Desktop
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“7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio.”

