There are certain platforms online that I believe are based on Open Source Software. However, since the GPL doesn’t restrict online offerings and only requires the release of code upon distribution, then these companies are not really violating anything legally. However, it is a shame that they do not openly admit what they are and […]

The year was … 1998. I was a student in the computer science program at Arizona State. We were invited to CS Night. Back then, they had very few people attend. It was somewhat informal. My friend, Sindhu and I were hanging out and decided to go. Free food is always a good thing when […]