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Links to key groups I am involved in.

• CLUE Canada: I am a part-time (future to be paid) policy coordinator, working in Ottawa.
• GOSLING: Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments
• Canadian Copyright Reform @ Digital-copyright.ca
• I am the sponsor of FLORA.org Community Web, and and other community/policy groups.
• Largest ongoing clients for SysAdmin work: Open Concept Consulting, Make Poverty History, Sierra Club of Canada.

More links to sites I'm active on via my personal website.

Presenting the "I have 4 things in my hands" explanation of ICT property rights at BarCamp 2007 onMarch 31, 2007. (Photo by Jason McLaren)

Public policy / presentations

• Article: Protecting property rights in a digital world
• Hosted a few sessions at CopyCamp in Toronto (September 2006) including Protecting property rights in a digital world.
• Hosted a BOF at the 2006 Ottawa Linux Symposium, where we launched the Petition to protect Information Technology property rights (July 2006)
• Participated in a panel at CineFest (Sudbury, Ontario) on Digital Downloading (September 2005)
• Participated in panel at the Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) Annual Fall Seminar (September 2005)
• I participated in OpenCity in August 2005 (Details, slides, notes, etc).
• I hosted a BOF (Birds of a Feather) session at the Linux Symposium on GOSLING/Copyright.
• I signed the Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
• I attended the September 30 launch of iCommons Canada, as well as the Internet and the Law: A Global Conversation conference.
• I spoke at the Open Source Weekend (March 27th, 2004)
• Ongoing exchanges with fellow creator Susan Crean on copyright policy.
• Spoke to artists/musicians in Almonte and Farmers in Ottawa about digital copyright at two events on the weekend of January 17.
• (Sept/Oct 2003) submissions relating to competition and copyright policy.
• Hosted "Birds of a Feather" session at the Ottawa Linux Symposium
• (2003) A Review of Software Patent Issues (Commissioned by ICT branch of Industry Canada)

Introduction, Technical Services , rates
Special offers: Get Legal - become Free! and the “Make it legal: don't litigate, use creative licensing” campaign, a modern answer to P2P file distribution.

I offer a range of technical services ranging from ISP virtual domain services (Email, WEB, DNS), co-location and system administration, to "commons-based peer production" public policy and business model analysis.

Open Systems, Free Software, and Why?

The methods and solutions I use in my business appear a bit non-traditional when compared to some of the more visible/legacy parts of the computer industry. This primer will give you an idea if my specialties are what you are looking for. To find out more about my own background, please look at my Home Page.

The FLORA.ca Weblog is the most active part of the site. As a primer, I have an Intellectual Economics Features section where I highlight specific articles. I am the author of a number of related articles.

What is Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)

A short article that tries to clarify some of the relevant terms.

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