Friday, July 25, 2003

LXG: more and more informed than I was. Newsweek’s Brad Stone has a great piece about LXG. Free culture. [Lessig Blog]

Lessig's back on a new host since he was asked to move.  Seems politics and large universities don't necessarliy mix.


6:55:17 PM    

Corel sets date for shareholder vote. Canadian regulators agree to an Aug. 20 shareholders meeting to vote on a takeover bid for the software company. [CNET News.com]

The move would take Corel private.  The offer is for $1.06 per share or about $96,000,000.


6:53:30 PM    

Linux wars: Big Blue strikes back. IBM launches a counterstrike against SCO Group's attack on Linux users. It argues that SCO's demands for Unix license revenue are undermined by its earlier shipment of an open-source Linux product. [CNET News.com]
6:10:11 PM    

Star Wars Kid Files Lawsuit. The parents of Ghyslain Raza, the infamous 'Star Wars Kid,' have filed a $160,000 lawsuit against the classmates who posted their son's humiliating video to the Net. The episode landed Ghyslain in a phsychiatric hospital, according to the suit. [Wired News]
11:35:41 AM    

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