Licenses and open software

Photo by Binkiexxx. Open software is based in a cooperative mode of production, based on personal reputation rather than on economic incentives. Furthermore, open source developers may have a “psychological contract” with their peers, linking them to each other’s work on grounds of trust and values of common interest (Chong, Sae & Shui). However, the sustainable existence of this cooperative form of creating software...

Apple vs Flash: standards, power and the end user

Photo by Ben HeineDuring the last months the blogosphere has widely covered the Apple-Flash incident. Apple excluded Flash from the Iphone and the new Ipad; the company justified the decision alleging that they are seeking to use open standards-html5- over a proprietary standard such as Flash.Leaving aside how questionable can be this decision coming from a company only rivalled by Microsoft in terms of being the most...