Tech Chords

Frederic Muller, president of Software Freedom International, was flaunting two things at the Gnome Asia Summit in Bangalore -- his passion for free software, and his newly acquired beard. We try to capture both in this interview. Frederic has lots of hands-on experience of promoting free software in education and offers wonderful advice for others who ...

Leveraging existing distribution channels to streamline supply, is an age old business methodology. But can a downstream software distribution channel be used for upstream hardware collection? I don't see why not. New hardware is getting cheaper, which has an inverse impact on the second-hand computer market. It's cheaper to buy a new computer than upgrade the ...

As the Chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center, we all know Eben Moglen as the legal voice of free software. He is that and more. A professor of Law and legal history at the Columbia University, Moglen preaches what he practices -- free software and the role it plays in improving education. As part of ...