Tonight's MerriLUG meeting.

[Jeff Smith]

--- Jim Kuzdrall <gnhlug at intrel.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 19 May 2005 11:03 pm, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
> > Just wanted to send out a quick note, thanking everyone
> who showed up
> > for this evening's meeting.  James Turner, as
> previously mentioned,
> > was on hand to give a wide-ranging talk about many
> topics, from the
> > LinuxWorld/O'Gara debacle, to journalistic integrity,
> to licensing,
> > and onward.  Lively discussion followed -- which made
> Ben's absence
> > felt even moreso.  Regardless, thanks are due to James
> for making
> > this evening an informative and enjoyable one -- fun
> was had by all.
> 
>     The meeting was indeed a delight.  James Turner's
> talk was 
> informative, well-delivered, and contemplative.

I for one enjoyed the discussion of not only the events
surrounding the resignation of the Linuxworld folks, but
also the discussion afterwards regarding copyright,
patents, publishing, artists rights, consumer rights,
business models, etc (yes, they all are, or at least there
were related).  One point James brought up that is very
important is the need for civil discourse in the
discussions.  Alas, debate is no longer a mandatory course
in school.

> 
>     In James' reference to the Linux-Intellectual
> Property connection, 
> the articles I mentioned can be found in "Technology
> Review" June 2005: 
> "The People Own Ideas!" by Lawrence Lessig P48, "The
> Creators Own 
> Ideas!" by Richard A. Epstein P58, and "How Linux Could
> Overthrow 
> Microsoft" by Charles Ferguson P64.
> 
>     For those who are not familiar with the magazine,
> Technology Review 
> is "MIT's Magazine of Innovation".  Significantly, it is
> aimed more at 
> managers and business executives than at technologist -
> and certainly 
> not at geeks.
> 

It's changed over the years, recently trying to get beyond
the "geek" side of MIT.  Note that they also have a website
with forums - http://www.technologyreview.com.  


jeff