Has IBM just gone back on a landmark open source pledge? IBM’s promise five years ago to release 500 of its patents to the open source world was a milestone in Big Blue’s support for community-developed software. So the news that it now plans to assert its legal rights in the case of at least two of those 04-08-2010 by mikeibarra Tags back, gone, open, source
UK retail sales bounce back in February Much of the turnaround came from household goods sales which were up 11.2 per cent last month, after falling 13.2 per cent in January due to heavy snow severely disrupting high street activity 03-26-2010 by beverlyelliott Tags back, bounce, retail
You Have to Change Congress Editors Note: This post is re-printed with permission from The Nation magazine, where it appears as the February 4, 2010 cover story. You can see a video interview with Professor Lessig about the piece here, or take action on issues raised in the piece b 02-05-2010 by samspruell Tags back, change, have, want
Bad back? Nerve stimulation won't help A popular pain-relief treatment that uses electricity to stimulate nerves isn't likely to benefit the millions of Americans who live with chronic low back pain and shouldn't be recommended for that purpose, new guidelines say. 01-03-2010 by billyfisher Tags back, help, nerve, stimulation
