Monthly Archives: February 2012

Signed the PDFreaders Petition

2012-02-24 by mjr

We, the undersigned, hereby state that we expressly and unequivocally oppose the advertising of proprietary software products on government websites. Such advertising breaches impartiality and encourages citizens to employ technologies that unnecessarily restrict their freedom. The role of government is … Continue reading →

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Food Co-ops in Bristol

2012-02-15 by mjr

Last week I went along to the food co-ops networking event at the Southville Centre in Bristol. It was a useful event and very inspiring and informative to meet people from so many other co-ops, as well as attend some … Continue reading →

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Comments with OpenID

2012-02-10 by mjr

Readers who look at our blog itself (rather than one of the lovely sites that reprint our articles) may have noticed that you can now comment in either the usual WordPress way (Name/Email/Link) or by logging in with a social … Continue reading →

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SPI Feb 2012

2012-02-09 by mjr

Software in the Public Interest, the mass-membership association that supports some great Free and Open Source Software projects, will hold a public board of directors meeting today, Thursday 9th February 2012 at 21:00 UTC. The day and time of SPI … Continue reading →

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Stop ACTA Marches Map

2012-02-07 by mjr

Further to last week’s blog post that mentioned this Saturday’s (11 Feb) London Stop ACTA march, there’s a map of anti-ACTA marches on Google’s website (thanks to Martin Houston for the link). There’s also been a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement … Continue reading →

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Two Campaigns, One Spot

2012-02-02 by mjr

Sometimes two campaigns that I care about a lot pick the same day to hold an awareness-raising drive. It happened again on Tuesday. The one I took part in was advertising the Stop ACTA London Protest on Sat 11 Feb. … Continue reading →

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