Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

On a recent trip to China I stopped by the headquarters of Red Flag, a Linux software company in Beijing, and talked about prospects for the OS in the world’s most populous nation. Here’s the column that came out of … Continue reading →

Frank Rich (NYT): Patriotism on the cheap. There’s a vacuum of leadership in defining what real patriotism might be for the many Americans who are not in uniform but who came together on Sept. 11, eager to be part of … Continue reading →

The speculation is rampant that Apple is getting ready to announce a killer PDA at the Macworld show next week. I’m skeptical, but it would be great to see something new that moves the bar up in a category that … Continue reading →

O’Reilly Network: Patent threat to W3C’s RDF technology. Applications that use Resource Description Framework (RDF), a W3C technology based on XML, are under threat from patent claims. Such applications potentially include the popular Mozilla browser and any program processing RSS … Continue reading →

What will the latest federal judge hearing the Microsoft antitrust case do? Your guess is as good as mine. Here’s my annual predictions quiz. See if you agree. Comments

Surprisingly, there’s still a great deal of speculation about the future of Mac OS X, Apple’s latest and operating system. Two people I respect — Henry Norr of the San Francisco Chronicle and Andrew Orlowski of the Register — have … Continue reading →

What a year. Sept. 11 dominated everything, but the tech world had an interesting 2001 as well. Here’s my year-end wrap-up column. Comments

Dave Winer: When to give away the technology. One little company selling a product does not make a market, no matter how unfair that seems. Dave’s piece is about technology — about software — and it’s a thought-provoking look at … Continue reading →

Because decreasingly reliable Windows 2000 notebook remains dead in the water as far as Internet connections go, I won’t be back online Jan. 2. So until then — Happy New Year to you and yours. Comments

Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal): Microsoft Has Good Year, At Expense of Customers. The settlement reached in October, now pending before yet another federal judge, does bar some offensive Microsoft behavior. But much of it pertains to the company’s relations … Continue reading →