diaspora

Today I decided to support diaspora. I hope you will consider doing so too. The best explanation why has been made by Eben Moglen.

Moglen and Microsoft’s Strategy

Eben Moglen, as usual, sharply articulates what is actually happening in the world of software patents.

Take Moglen’s explanation of the Microsoft/Novell patent deal, add some of this, that, and a pinch of future lock-in, and key parts of the monopolist’s strategy become clear.

If Microsoft fully succeeds, “open source” itself will have been embraced, extended, and extinguished corporately appropriated. I don’t know what will happen. Much may depend upon how many vocal “open source” supporters actually have this in their heart.

To be honest, I’m pretty pessimistic.