By Patrick Zimmerman, SEP
DOJ’s chief Eric Holder has shown vigor in going after the 99% but has acted like a limp noodle in prosecuting the 1% interests. Typical of the Obama administration’s priorities.
Operating at the behest of the major media conglomerates, the US Department of Justice moved against one of the most popular file-sharing Internet sites, MegaUpload, on Thursday, shutting down the site, seizing millions of dollars in assets and arresting four people.
The operations spanned eight countries and included the crucial assistance of the New Zealand government, where the four individuals were seized, including the site’s founder and former CEO, Kim Dotcom (Kim Schmitz). There are still three accused who have not been arrested. The seven each face a maximum sentence of 55 years in prison. Read more…
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By Melanie Lamport
Or How WordPress Doesn’t Make Money
Matt, with his toothy grin, and the guys at Google who want to “make money without doing evil” are just a bunch of geeks who got morally and ethically born again by Richard Stallman, pastor at the Open Source Software Community Church. Matt and Google, get over it. The Christians thought they were making the world a better place when they launched the Crusades and the Inquisition.
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Editor’s Note: We found this article fascinating for what it focuses on, and not too much in technogeek, but we are uncomfortable with the ambiguity of the author’s position: is Ms. Lamport being cynical? Is she laughing at the cybergeeks’ effort at de facto communitarianism? Is she making a backdoor plea for the after-all-we-have-said-about-corporations they ain’t so evil? Frankly I can’t tell for sure. Maybe our readers can sort it out—and let us know.—PG
“WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.” Matt Mullenweg Click here to watch a video about the inventor with the cherubic face of the WordPress blogging software. WordCamp is the name given to a series of community sponsored blogging events centered on discussions relating to the WordPress blogging platform.
Matt Mullenweg travelled to India for the WordCamp event in 2009. Someone surprised Matt with the “money” question. “How Does WordPress Make Money if you give it away free? Read more…
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