Quebec group, “FACiL” is taking the government to the courts for not considering Open Source solutions

August 28th, 2008

The group essentially says that the Quebec government ignores the choices available when making purchases, wasting resources and dollars on software that requires expensive license fees to be paid. Open Source software has been successfully used in many government and corporate settings throughout the globe, and there’s no reason it should not be considered when software is being evaluated.

Visit the group’s official site, or a slightly friendlier summary by Michael Geist.

Tags: canada, FACiL, politics, quebec

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New Zealand Judge bans online publishing of accused’s names

August 25th, 2008

You heard it. Judge David Harvey ruled today that online media, and only online media was banned from publishing the names of two men accused of murder. His reasoning behind it was to stop online searches from turning up their names in the future, should the pair be found innocent.

Television and print are fine to name names, it’s only ‘online’ being singled out here, so questions come to mind as to how a scan of the newspaper would be treated, or a stream of the nightly news?

Read about the story online at the New Zealand Herald’s website. Apparently, you’ll have to go out and buy the dead-tree version, or tune into TV land to get the full story.

Tags: censorship, internet, new zealand, politics

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Women Comprise 40 Percent of U.S. Gamers

August 2nd, 2008

Surprising, but we should know better - it may have been kids’ stuff when the industry was in its infancy, but people grow up and many gamers are adult women.

Videogame-playing teenage boys are vilified by politicians and distraught parents, but with the average gamer age being 35 and 94 percent of parents being present when games are purchased or rented by kids, it’s time to rethink that attitude.

Read the full ESA press release.

Tags: ESA, gamers, girls, politics, video games, women

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