Comments for Thimbles & Care http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe Curtis Pew’s thoughts related to his job Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Open source hosting sites by curtispe http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/2009/10/08/open-source-hosting-sites/#comment-10 curtispe Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?p=70#comment-10 As an update, esr is looking to do something about the data jailing problem. From this post: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=1302 it looks like he’s trying to figure out how to screen-scrape prominent hosting sites to extract the data. As an update, esr is looking to do something about the data jailing problem. From this post: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=1302 it looks like he’s trying to figure out how to screen-scrape prominent hosting sites to extract the data.

]]> Comment on Open source hosting sites by Ben Hamill http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/2009/10/08/open-source-hosting-sites/#comment-9 Ben Hamill Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:01:03 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?p=70#comment-9 I'm a git fanboy, so this idea sounds wonderful to me. In a meeting recently, someone mentioned that GitHub offers a self-hosted option (so that UT wouldn't have to store code outside our own machines). It was suggested that it would be really hard to get people to use git... just look how hard it is to get them to use svn. This was somewhat confusing to me, but then, as I said, I'm a git fanboy. I’m a git fanboy, so this idea sounds wonderful to me. In a meeting recently, someone mentioned that GitHub offers a self-hosted option (so that UT wouldn’t have to store code outside our own machines). It was suggested that it would be really hard to get people to use git… just look how hard it is to get them to use svn. This was somewhat confusing to me, but then, as I said, I’m a git fanboy.

]]> Comment on The story of webAgent: webAgent 1 by The story of webAgent 1 :: Thimbles & Care http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/the-story-of-webagent1/#comment-7 The story of webAgent 1 :: Thimbles & Care Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:56:59 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?page_id=16#comment-7 [...] The story of webAgent: webAgent 1 [...] [...] The story of webAgent: webAgent 1 [...]

]]> Comment on Transparent Aluminum by glenmark http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/2009/08/03/transparent-aluminum/#comment-5 glenmark Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:59:11 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?p=38#comment-5 Don't forget, transparent aluminum has been around for quite some time. It is called sapphire (aluminum oxide). Don’t forget, transparent aluminum has been around for quite some time. It is called sapphire (aluminum oxide).

]]> Comment on An open letter on administrative IT by An open letter on administrative IT « Forks and Hope http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/2009/07/17/an-open-letter-on-administrative-it/#comment-4 An open letter on administrative IT « Forks and Hope Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:28:06 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?p=26#comment-4 [...] July 17, 2009 This is a cross-posting from my work blog. [...] [...] July 17, 2009 This is a cross-posting from my work blog. [...]

]]> Comment on Joe Clark on copyright by Jad http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/2009/06/16/joe-clark-on-copyright/#comment-2 Jad Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:19 +0000 http://blogs.utexas.edu/curtispe/?p=7#comment-2 U.S. law makes a mess of ip by claiming absolute and final authority on determining how patterns of information came into being and to whom those patterns "belong." It's opinions can't be appealed (except to, perhaps, another body operating under the same authority) and it's decisions are backed up with violence. Morally, it's an extremely hazardous terrain to be relegated to the state. A just system of ip requires voluntary instruments worked out between freely consenting individuals (the platonic ideal of a "free market"). I don't disagree with Clark's position on Lessig et al. But appealing to the geographical monopolist of force against non-violent people in the name of "moral rights" automatically sets off alarm bells in my head. U.S. law makes a mess of ip by claiming absolute and final authority on determining how patterns of information came into being and to whom those patterns “belong.” It’s opinions can’t be appealed (except to, perhaps, another body operating under the same authority) and it’s decisions are backed up with violence.

Morally, it’s an extremely hazardous terrain to be relegated to the state. A just system of ip requires voluntary instruments worked out between freely consenting individuals (the platonic ideal of a “free market”).

I don’t disagree with Clark’s position on Lessig et al. But appealing to the geographical monopolist of force against non-violent people in the name of “moral rights” automatically sets off alarm bells in my head.

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