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-               <title>Student group continue the work on my Reprap 3D printer</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Student_group_continue_the_work_on_my_Reprap_3D_printer.html</link>        
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-                <pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;A few days ago, I was introduces to some students in the robot
-student assosiation &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.robotica.no/&quot;&gt;Robotica
-Osloensis&lt;/a&gt; at the University of Oslo where I work, who planned to
-get their own 3D printer.  They wanted to learn from me based on my
-work in the area.  After having a short lunch meeting with them, I
-offered them to borrow my reprap kit, as I never had time to complete
-the build and this seem unlike to change any time soon.  I look
-forward to see how this goes.  This monday their volunteer driver
-picked up my kit and drove it to their lab, and tomorrow I am told the
-last exam is over so they can start work on getting the 3D printer
-operational.&lt;/p&gt;
+               <title>What standards are Free and Open as defined by Digistan?</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/What_standards_are_Free_and_Open_as_defined_by_Digistan_.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/What_standards_are_Free_and_Open_as_defined_by_Digistan_.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;After trying to
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html&quot;&gt;compare
+Ogg Theora&lt;/a&gt; to
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;the Digistan
+definition&lt;/a&gt; of a free and open standard, I concluded that this need
+to be done for more standards and started on a framework for doing
+this.  As a start, I want to get the status for all the standards in
+the Norwegian reference directory, which include UTF-8, HTML, PDF, ODF,
+JPEG, PNG, SVG and others.  But to be able to complete this in a
+reasonable time frame, I will need help.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The robotic group have already build several robots on their own,
-and seem capable of getting the reprap operational.  I really look
-forward to being able to print all the cool 3D designs published on
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thingiverse.com/&quot;&gt;Thingiverse&lt;/a&gt;.  I even got
-some 3D scans I got made during Dagen@IFI when one of the groups at
-the computer science department at the university demonstrated their
-very cool 3D scanner.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out with this work, please visit
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.nuug.no/grupper/standard/digistan-analyse&quot;&gt;the
+wiki pages I have set up for this&lt;/a&gt;, and let me know that you want
+to help out.  The IRC channel #nuug on irc.freenode.net is a good
+place to coordinate this for now, as it is the IRC channel for the
+NUUG association where I have created the framework (I am the leader
+of the Norwegian Unix User Group).&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The framework is still forming, and a lot is left to do.  Do not be
+scared by the sketchy form of the current pages. :)&lt;/p&gt;
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-               <title>Martin Bekkelund: En stille bønn om Datalagringsdirektivet</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Martin_Bekkelund__En_stille_b_nn_om_Datalagringsdirektivet.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Martin_Bekkelund__En_stille_b_nn_om_Datalagringsdirektivet.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/&quot;&gt;Martin Bekkelund&lt;/a&gt; ved
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.friprog.no/&quot;&gt;friprog-senteret&lt;/a&gt; har skrevet
-følgende
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/2010/12/09/en-stille-bonn/&quot;&gt;korte
-oppsummering&lt;/a&gt; rundt datalagringsdirektivet, som jeg videreformidler
-her.&lt;/p&gt;
+               <title>The many definitions of a open standard</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_many_definitions_of_a_open_standard.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_many_definitions_of_a_open_standard.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons I like the Digistan definition of
+&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;Free and
+Open Standard&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is that this is a new term, and thus the meaning of
+the term has been decided by Digistan.  The term &quot;Open Standard&quot; has
+become so misunderstood that it is no longer very useful when talking
+about standards.  One end up discussing which definition is the best
+one and with such frame the only one gaining are the proponents of
+de-facto standards and proprietary solutions.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Det pågår i disse dager en intens diskusjon om
-innføring av Datalagringsdirektivet (&lt;acronym
-title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;) i norsk rett. Kanskje
-har du gjort deg opp en mening, kanskje er du usikker. I begge
-tilfeller ber jeg deg lese videre.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;But to give us an idea about the diversity of definitions of open
+standards, here are a few that I know about.  This list is not
+complete, but can be a starting point for those that want to do a
+complete survey.  More definitions are available on the
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard&quot;&gt;wikipedia
+page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Samtlige fagmiljøer, både i Norge og EU, har konkludert med at
-&lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt; ikke bør
-innføres på nåværende tidspunkt. Den tekniske kvaliteten på direktivet
-er dårlig, det griper uforholdsmessig inn i personvernet, det har
-store mangler og viktige spørsmål som hvem som skal ha tilgang og
-hvordan data skal lagres er fortsatt uavklart.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;First off is my favourite, the definition from the European
+Interoperability Framework version 1.0.  Really sad to notice that BSA
+and others has succeeded in getting it removed from version 2.0 of the
+framework by stacking the committee drafting the new version with
+their own people.  Anyway, the definition is still available and it
+include the key properties needed to make sure everyone can use a
+specification on equal terms.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The following are the minimal characteristics that a specification
+and its attendant documents must have in order to be considered an
+open standard:&lt;/p&gt;
 
 &lt;ul&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ikt-norge.no/norge-kan-slippe-datalagringsdirektivet/&quot;&gt;EU-ekspertene sier&lt;/a&gt; at konsekvensene av å benytte vetoretten er minimale&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2281080/Deninternasjonalejuristkommisjon.pdf&quot;&gt;Juristene påpeker&lt;/a&gt; at direktivet er i strid med EMK&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/12/06/kultur/debatt/kronikk/dld/personvern/14594699/&quot;&gt;Datatilsynet sier&lt;/a&gt; direktivet får store konsekvenser for personvernet og at direktivet er irreversibelt&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/?s=dld&quot;&gt;Teknologene sier&lt;/a&gt; at sikker lagring ikke er mulig, at det er svært enkelt å omgå og mulig å manipulere data og produsere falske beviser&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2281080/NJ_247460_1_P.pdf&quot;&gt;Pressen sier&lt;/a&gt; nei av hensyn til kildevernet&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;Det er store &lt;a href=&quot;http://tetzschner.blogspot.com/2010/03/den-tyske-forfatningsdomstol.html&quot;&gt;interne&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://stoppdld.no/2010/03/02/datalagring-stoppet-av-tysk-forfatningsdomstol/&quot;&gt;stridigheter&lt;/a&gt; i EU. Blant annet har den tyske forfatningsdomstolen funnet at måten &lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt; er innført på er i strid med tysk grunnlov&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;Alle de store &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/2010/12/08/lokasjonsdata-og-datalagringsdirektivet/&quot;&gt;operatørene og tilbyderne sier nei&lt;/a&gt;, av tekniske og personvernmessige årsaker&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit
+organisation, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an
+open decision-making procedure available to all interested parties
+(consensus or majority decision etc.).&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The standard has been published and the standard specification
+document is available either freely or at a nominal charge. It must be
+permissible to all to copy, distribute and use it for no fee or at a
+nominal fee.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The intellectual property - i.e. patents possibly present - of
+(parts of) the standard is made irrevocably available on a royalty-
+free basis.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard.&lt;/li&gt;
+
 &lt;/ul&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Jeg liker å tro at jeg er en hyggelig fyr. Jeg har et rent
-rulleblad, og med unntak av to fartsbøter har jeg aldri vært en byrde
-for samfunnet. Det akter jeg å fortsette med. Det er mange som meg,
-lovlydige, pliktoppfyllende borgere som aldri vil utgjøre en trussel
-mot noe som helst. Vi synes derfor det er trist og sårende at all vår
-atferd skal overvåkes døgnkontinuerlig.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Another one originates from my friends over at
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dkuug.dk/&quot;&gt;DKUUG&lt;/a&gt;, who coined and gathered
+support for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaben-standard.dk/&quot;&gt;this
+definition&lt;/a&gt; in 2004.  It even made it into the Danish parlament as
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ft.dk/dokumenter/tingdok.aspx?/samling/20051/beslutningsforslag/B103/som_fremsat.htm&quot;&gt;their
+definition of a open standard&lt;/a&gt;.  Another from a different part of
+the Danish government is available from the wikipedia page.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Understøttet av faglige vurderinger kan du trygt si nei til
-&lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/kontakt/&quot;&gt;Ta kontakt med meg&lt;/a&gt;
-hvis du har spørsmål om &lt;acronym
-title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;, uansett hva det måtte
-gjelde.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;En åben standard opfylder følgende krav:&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p class=&quot;info&quot;&gt;Denne teksten er å anse som &lt;a
-href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Public
-Domain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Spre den videre til alle som kan ha nytte av
-den!&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;ol&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Siste &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nettavisen.no/it/article3043918.ece&quot;&gt;melding
-fra Nettavisen&lt;/a&gt; er at regjeringen planlegger å fremme sitt forslag
-til implementering av datalagringsdirektivet i morgen, i ly av
-fredprisutdelingen for å få minst mulig pressedekning om saken.  Vi
-får snart se om det stemmer.&lt;/p&gt;
-</description>
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-       <item>
-               <title>Now accepting bitcoins - anonymous and distributed p2p crypto-money</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Now_accepting_bitcoins___anonymous_and_distributed_p2p_crypto_money.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Now_accepting_bitcoins___anonymous_and_distributed_p2p_crypto_money.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;With this weeks lawless
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/12/06/wikileaks/index.html&quot;&gt;governmental
-attacks&lt;/a&gt; on Wikileak and
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/technology/dan_gillmor/2010/12/06/war_on_speech&quot;&gt;free
-speech&lt;/a&gt;, it has become obvious that PayPal, visa and mastercard can
-not be trusted to handle money transactions.
-A blog post from
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://webmink.com/2010/12/06/now-accepting-bitcoin/&quot;&gt;Simon
-Phipps on bitcoin&lt;/a&gt; reminded me about a project that a friend of
-mine mentioned earlier.  I decided to follow Simon&#39;s example, and get
-involved with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/&quot;&gt;BitCoin&lt;/a&gt;.  I got
-some help from my friend to get it all running, and he even handed me
-some bitcoins to get started.  I even donated a few bitcoins to Simon
-for helping me remember BitCoin.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Veldokumenteret med den fuldstændige specifikation offentligt
+tilgængelig.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;So, what is bitcoins, you probably wonder?  It is a digital
-crypto-currency, decentralised and handled using peer-to-peer
-networks.  It allows anonymous transactions and prohibits central
-control over the transactions, making it impossible for governments
-and companies alike to block donations and other transactions.  The
-source is free software, and while the key dependency wxWidgets 2.9
-for the graphical user interface is missing in Debian, the command
-line client builds just fine.  Hopefully Jonas
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://bugs.debian.org/578157&quot;&gt;will get the package into
-Debian&lt;/a&gt; soon.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Frit implementerbar uden økonomiske, politiske eller juridiske
+begrænsninger på implementation og anvendelse.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Bitcoins can be converted to other currencies, like USD and EUR.
-There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/trade&quot;&gt;companies accepting
-bitcoins&lt;/a&gt; when selling services and goods, and there are even
-currency &quot;stock&quot; markets where the exchange rate is decided.  There
-are not many users so far, but the concept seems promising.  If you
-want to get started and lack a friend with any bitcoins to spare,
-you can even get
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://freebitcoins.appspot.com/&quot;&gt;some for free&lt;/a&gt; (0.05
-bitcoin at the time of writing).  Use
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/&quot;&gt;BitcoinWatch&lt;/a&gt; to keep an eye
-on the current exchange rates.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Standardiseret og vedligeholdt i et åbent forum (en såkaldt
+&quot;standardiseringsorganisation&quot;) via en åben proces.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;As an experiment, I have decided to set up bitcoind on one of my
-machines.  If you want to support my activity, please send Bitcoin
-donations to the address
-&lt;b&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/b&gt;.  Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;
-</description>
-       </item>
-       
-       <item>
-               <title>Pornoskannerne på flyplassene bedrer visst ikke sikkerheten</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Pornoskannerne_p__flyplassene_bedrer_visst_ikke_sikkerheten.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Pornoskannerne_p__flyplassene_bedrer_visst_ikke_sikkerheten.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;Via &lt;a href=&quot;http://webmink.com/2010/12/10/links-for-2010-12-10/&quot;&gt;en
-blogpost fra Simon Phipps i går&lt;/a&gt;, fant jeg en referanse til
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/9/exposed-tsas-x-rated-scanner-fraud/&quot;&gt;en
-artikkel i Washington Times&lt;/a&gt; som igjen refererer til en artikkel i
-det fagfellevurderte tidsskriftet Journal of Transportation Security
-med tittelen
-&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://springerlink.com/content/g6620thk08679160/fulltext.html&quot;&gt;An
-evaluation of airport x-ray backscatter units based on image
-characteristics&lt;/a&gt;&quot; som enkelt konstaterer at
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?a=2389&amp;c=124&quot;&gt;pornoscannerne&lt;/a&gt;
-som kler av reisende på flyplasser ikke er i stand til å avsløre det
-produsenten og amerikanske myndigheter sier de skal avsløre.  Kort
-sagt, de bedrer ikke sikkerheten.  Reisende må altså la ansatte på
-flyplasser &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thousandsstandingaround.org/&quot;&gt;se dem
-nakne eller la seg beføle i skrittet&lt;/a&gt; uten grunn.  Jeg vil
-fortsette å nekte å bruke disse pornoskannerne, unngå flyplasser der
-de er tatt i bruk, og reise med andre transportmidler enn fly hvis jeg
-kan.&lt;/p&gt;
-</description>
-       </item>
-       
-       <item>
-               <title>Some thoughts on BitCoins</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Some_thoughts_on_BitCoins.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Some_thoughts_on_BitCoins.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;As I continue to explore
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/&quot;&gt;BitCoin&lt;/a&gt;, I&#39;ve starting to wonder
-what properties the system have, and how it will be affected by laws
-and regulations here in Norway.  Here are some random notes.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/ol&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;One interesting thing to note is that since the transactions are
-verified using a peer to peer network, all details about a transaction
-is known to everyone.  This means that if a BitCoin address has been
-published like I did with mine in my initial post about BitCoin, it is
-possible for everyone to see how many BitCoins have been transfered to
-that address.  There is even a web service to look at the details for
-all transactions.  There I can see that my address
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&quot;&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/a&gt;
-have received 16.06 Bitcoin, the
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/1LfdGnGuWkpSJgbQySxxCWhv8MHqvwst3&quot;&gt;1LfdGnGuWkpSJgbQySxxCWhv8MHqvwst3&lt;/a&gt;
-address of Simon Phipps have received 181.97 BitCoin and the address
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/1MCwBbhNGp5hRm5rC1Aims2YFRe2SXPYKt&quot;&gt;1MCwBbhNGp5hRm5rC1Aims2YFRe2SXPYKt&lt;/A&gt;
-of EFF have received 2447.38 BitCoins so far.  Thank you to each and
-every one of you that donated bitcoins to support my activity. The
-fact that anyone can see how much money was transfered to a given
-address make it more obvious why the BitCoin community recommend to
-generate and hand out a new address for each transaction.  I&#39;m told
-there is no way to track which addresses belong to a given person or
-organisation without the person or organisation revealing it
-themselves, as Simon, EFF and I have done.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;In Norway, and in most other countries, there are laws and
-regulations limiting how much money one can transfer across the border
-without declaring it.  There are money laundering, tax and accounting
-laws and regulations I would expect to apply to the use of BitCoin.
-If the Skolelinux foundation
-(&lt;a href=&quot;http://linuxiskolen.no/slxdebianlabs/donations.html&quot;&gt;SLX
-Debian Labs&lt;/a&gt;) were to accept donations in BitCoin in addition to
-normal bank transfers like EFF is doing, how should this be accounted?
-Given that it is impossible to know if money can across the border or
-not, should everything or nothing be declared?  What exchange rate
-should be used when calculating taxes?  Would receivers have to pay
-income tax if the foundation were to pay Skolelinux contributors in
-BitCoin?  I have no idea, but it would be interesting to know.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Then there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fsfe.org/projects/os/def.html&quot;&gt;the
+definition&lt;/a&gt; from Free Software Foundation Europe.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;For a currency to be useful and successful, it must be trusted and
-accepted by a lot of users.  It must be possible to get easy access to
-the currency (as a wage or using currency exchanges), and it must be
-easy to spend it.  At the moment BitCoin seem fairly easy to get
-access to, but there are very few places to spend it.  I am not really
-a regular user of any of the vendor types currently accepting BitCoin,
-so I wonder when my kind of shop would start accepting BitCoins.  I
-would like to buy electronics, travels and subway tickets, not herbs
-and books. :) The currency is young, and this will improve over time
-if it become popular, but I suspect regular banks will start to lobby
-to get BitCoin declared illegal if it become popular.  I&#39;m sure they
-will claim it is helping fund terrorism and money laundering (which
-probably would be true, as is any currency in existence), but I
-believe the problems should be solved elsewhere and not by blaming
-currencies.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The process of creating new BitCoins is called mining, and it is
-CPU intensive process that depend on a bit of luck as well (as one is
-competing against all the other miners currently spending CPU cycles
-to see which one get the next lump of cash).  The &quot;winner&quot; get 50
-BitCoin when this happen.  Yesterday I came across the obvious way to
-join forces to increase ones changes of getting at least some coins,
-by coordinating the work on mining BitCoins across several machines
-and people, and sharing the result if one is lucky and get the 50
-BitCoins.  Check out
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/bitcoin-pool/&quot;&gt;BitCoin Pool&lt;/a&gt;
-if this sounds interesting.  I have not had time to try to set up a
-machine to participate there yet, but have seen that running on ones
-own for a few days have not yield any BitCoins througth mining
-yet.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;An Open Standard refers to a format or protocol that is&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Update 2010-12-15: Found an &lt;a
-href=&quot;http://inertia.posterous.com/reply-to-the-underground-economist-why-bitcoi&quot;&gt;interesting
-criticism&lt;/a&gt; of bitcoin.  Not quite sure how valid it is, but thought
-it was interesting to read.  The arguments presented seem to be
-equally valid for gold, which was used as a currency for many years.&lt;/p&gt;
-</description>
-       </item>
-       
-       <item>
-               <title>How to test if a laptop is working with Linux</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_test_if_a_laptop_is_working_with_Linux.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_test_if_a_laptop_is_working_with_Linux.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;The last few days I have spent at work here at the &lt;a
-href=&quot;http://www.uio.no/&quot;&gt;University of Oslo&lt;/a&gt; testing if the new
-batch of computers will work with Linux.  Every year for the last few
-years the university have organised shared bid of a few thousand
-computers, and this year HP won the bid.  Two different desktops and
-five different laptops are on the list this year.  We in the UNIX
-group want to know which one of these computers work well with RHEL
-and Ubuntu, the two Linux distributions we currently handle at the
-university.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;ol&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;My test method is simple, and I share it here to get feedback and
-perhaps inspire others to test hardware as well.  To test, I PXE
-install the OS version of choice, and log in as my normal user and run
-a few applications and plug in selected pieces of hardware.  When
-something fail, I make a note about this in the test matrix and move
-on.  If I have some spare time I try to report the bug to the OS
-vendor, but as I only have the machines for a short time, I rarely
-have the time to do this for all the problems I find.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;subject to full public assessment and use without constraints in a
+manner equally available to all parties;&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Anyway, to get to the point of this post.  Here is the simple tests
-I perform on a new model.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;without any components or extensions that have dependencies on
+formats or protocols that do not meet the definition of an Open
+Standard themselves;&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;free from legal or technical clauses that limit its utilisation by
+any party or in any business model;&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;managed and further developed independently of any single vendor
+in a process open to the equal participation of competitors and third
+parties;&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;available in multiple complete implementations by competing
+vendors, or as a complete implementation equally available to all
+parties.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;/ol&gt;
+
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;A long time ago, SUN Microsystems, now bought by Oracle, created
+its
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.sun.com/dennisding/resource/Open%20Standard%20Definition.pdf&quot;&gt;Open
+Standards Checklist&lt;/a&gt; with a fairly detailed description.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Creation and Management of an Open Standard
 
 &lt;ul&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is PXE installation working?  I&#39;m testing with RHEL6, Ubuntu Lucid
-and Ubuntu Maverik at the moment.  If I feel like it, I also test with
-RHEL5 and Debian Edu/Squeeze.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Its development and management process must be collaborative and
+  democratic:
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is X.org working?  If the graphical login screen show up after
-installation, X.org is working.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;ul&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is hardware accelerated OpenGL working?  Running glxgears (in
-package mesa-utils on Ubuntu) and writing down the frames per second
-reported by the program.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;li&gt;Participation must be accessible to all those who wish to
+            participate and can meet fair and reasonable criteria
+            imposed by the organization under which it is developed
+            and managed.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is sound working?  With Gnome and KDE, a sound is played when
-logging in, and if I can hear this the test is successful.  If there
-are several audio exits on the machine, I try them all and check if
-the Gnome/KDE audio mixer can control where to send the sound.  I
-normally test this by playing
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nuug.no/aktiviteter/20101012-chef/ &quot;&gt;a HTML5
-video&lt;/a&gt; in Firefox/Iceweasel.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;li&gt;The processes must be documented and, through a known
+            method, can be changed through input from all
+            participants.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is the USB subsystem working?  I test this by plugging in a USB
-memory stick and see if Gnome/KDE notices this.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;li&gt;The process must be based on formal and binding commitments for
+            the disclosure and licensing of intellectual property rights.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is the CD/DVD player working?  I test this by inserting any CD/DVD
-I have lying around, and see if Gnome/KDE notices this.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;li&gt;Development and management should strive for consensus,
+            and an appeals process must be clearly outlined.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is any built in camera working?  Test using cheese, and see if a
-picture from the v4l device show up.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;li&gt;The standard specification must be open to extensive
+            public review at least once in its life-cycle, with
+            comments duly discussed and acted upon, if required.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Is bluetooth working?  Use the Gnome/KDE browsing tool to see if
-any bluetooth devices are discovered.  In my office, I normally see a
-few.&lt;/li&gt;
+         &lt;/ul&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is the SD or Compaq Flash reader working.  I have
-memory modules lying around, and stick them in and see if Gnome/KDE
-notice this.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is suspend/hibernate working?  I&#39;m testing if the
-special button work, and if the laptop continue to work after
-resume.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is the extra buttons working, like audio level,
-adjusting background light, switching on/off external video output,
-switching on/off wifi, bluetooth, etc?  The set of buttons differ from
-laptop to laptop, so I just write down which are working and which are
-not.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Use and Licensing of an Open Standard&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;Some laptops have smart card readers, finger print readers,
-acceleration sensors etc.  I rarely test these, as I do not know how
-to quickly test if they are working or not, so I only document their
-existence.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;The standard must describe an interface, not an implementation,
+  and the industry must be capable of creating multiple, competing
+  implementations to the interface described in the standard without
+  undue or restrictive constraints.  Interfaces include APIs,
+  protocols, schemas, data formats and their encoding.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt; The standard must not contain any proprietary &quot;hooks&quot; that create
+  a technical or economic barriers&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;Faithful implementations of the standard must
+  interoperate. Interoperability means the ability of a computer
+  program to communicate and exchange information with other computer
+  programs and mutually to use the information which has been
+  exchanged. This includes the ability to use, convert, or exchange
+  file formats, protocols, schemas, interface information or
+  conventions, so as to permit the computer program to work with other
+  computer programs and users in all the ways in which they are
+  intended to function.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;It must be permissible for anyone to copy, distribute and read the
+  standard for a nominal fee, or even no fee. If there is a fee, it
+  must be low enough to not preclude widespread use.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;It must be possible for anyone to obtain free (no royalties or
+  fees; also known as &quot;royalty free&quot;), worldwide, non-exclusive and
+  perpetual licenses to all essential patent claims to make, use and
+  sell products based on the standard.  The only exceptions are
+  terminations per the reciprocity and defensive suspension terms
+  outlined below. Essential patent claims include pending, unpublished
+  patents, published patents, and patent applications. The license is
+  only for the exact scope of the standard in question.
+
+      &lt;ul&gt;
+
+      &lt;li&gt; May be conditioned only on reciprocal licenses to any of
+        licensees&#39; patent claims essential to practice that standard
+        (also known as a reciprocity clause)&lt;/li&gt;
+
+      &lt;li&gt; May be terminated as to any licensee who sues the licensor
+        or any other licensee for infringement of patent claims
+        essential to practice that standard (also known as a
+        &quot;defensive suspension&quot; clause)&lt;/li&gt;
+
+      &lt;li&gt; The same licensing terms are available to every potential
+        licensor&lt;/li&gt;
+
+      &lt;/ul&gt;
+&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The licensing terms of an open standards must not preclude
+  implementations of that standard under open source licensing terms
+  or restricted licensing terms&lt;/li&gt;
 
 &lt;/ul&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;By now I suspect you are really curious what the test results are
-for the HP machines I am testing.  I&#39;m not done yet, so I will report
-the test results later.  For now I can report that HP 8100 Elite work
-fine, and hibernation fail with HP EliteBook 8440p on Ubuntu Lucid,
-and audio fail on RHEL6.  Ubuntu Maverik worked with 8440p.  As you
-can see, I have most machines left to test.  One interesting
-observation is that Ubuntu Lucid has almost twice the frame rate than
-RHEL6 with glxgears.  No idea why.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;It is said that one of the nice things about standards is that
+there are so many of them.  As you can see, the same holds true for
+open standard definitions.  Most of the definitions have a lot in
+common, and it is not really controversial what properties a open
+standard should have, but the diversity of definitions have made it
+possible for those that want to avoid a level marked field and real
+competition to downplay the significance of open standards.  I hope we
+can turn this tide by focusing on the advantages of Free and Open
+Standards.&lt;/p&gt;
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        <item>
-               <title>165 norske overvåkningskamera registert så langt i OpenStreetmap.org</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/165_norske_overv_kningskamera_registert_s__langt_i_OpenStreetmap_org.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/165_norske_overv_kningskamera_registert_s__langt_i_OpenStreetmap_org.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;Jeg flikket litt på OpenStreetmap.org i går, og oppdaget ved en
-tilfeldighet at det er en rekke noder som representerer
-overvåkningskamera som ikke blir med på kartet med overvåkningskamera
-i Norge som
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Kart_over_overv__kningskamera_i_Norge.html&quot;&gt;jeg
-laget&lt;/a&gt; for snart to år siden.  Fra før tok jeg med noder merket med
-man_made=surveillance, mens det er en rekke noder som kun er merket
-med highway=speed_camera.  Endret på koden som henter ut kameralisten
-fra OSM, og vips er antall kamera økt til 165.&lt;/p&gt;
+               <title>Is Ogg Theora a free and open standard?</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;The
+Digistan definition&lt;/a&gt; of a free and open standard reads like this:&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.no/pere/surveillance-norway/&quot;&gt;Kartet&lt;/a&gt;
-er fortsatt ikke komplett, så hvis du ser noen kamera som mangler,
-legg inn ved å følge instruksene fra
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://personvern.no/wiki/index.php/Kameraovervåkning&quot;&gt;prosjektsiden&lt;/a&gt;.
-Hvis du vet om noen flere måter å merke overvåkningskamera i OSM, ta
-kontakt slik at jeg kan få med også disse.&lt;/p&gt;
-</description>
-       </item>
-       
-       <item>
-               <title>Officeshots still going strong</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_still_going_strong.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_still_going_strong.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;Half a year ago I
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_taking_shape.html&quot;&gt;wrote
-a bit&lt;/a&gt; about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.officeshots.org/&quot;&gt;OfficeShots&lt;/a&gt;,
-a web service to allow anyone to test how ODF documents are handled by
-the different programs reading and writing the ODF format.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;I just had a look at the service, and it seem to be going strong.
-Very interesting to see the results reported in the gallery, how
-different Office implementations handle different ODF features.  Sad
-to see that KOffice was not doing it very well, and happy to see that
-LibreOffice has been tested already (but sadly not listed as a option
-for OfficeShots users yet).  I am glad to see that the ODF community
-got such a great test tool available.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The Digital Standards Organization defines free and open standard
+as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;ol&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;A free and open standard is immune to vendor capture at all stages
+in its life-cycle. Immunity from vendor capture makes it possible to
+freely use, improve upon, trust, and extend a standard over time.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit
+organisation, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an
+open decision-making procedure available to all interested
+parties.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The standard has been published and the standard specification
+document is available freely. It must be permissible to all to copy,
+distribute, and use it freely.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;The patents possibly present on (parts of) the standard are made
+irrevocably available on a royalty-free basis.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;li&gt;There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard.&lt;/li&gt;
+
+&lt;/ol&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The economic outcome of a free and open standard, which can be
+measured, is that it enables perfect competition between suppliers of
+products based on the standard.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;For a while now I have tried to figure out of Ogg Theora is a free
+and open standard according to this definition.  Here is a short
+writeup of what I have been able to gather so far.  I brought up the
+topic on the Xiph advocacy mailing list
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/advocacy/2009-July/001632.html&quot;&gt;in
+July 2009&lt;/a&gt;, for those that want to see some background information.
+According to Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves and Monty Montgomery on that list
+the Ogg Theora specification fulfils the Digistan definition.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free from vendor capture?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;As far as I can see, there is no single vendor that can control the
+Ogg Theora specification.  It can be argued that the
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/&quot;&gt;Xiph foundation&lt;/A&gt; is such vendor, but
+given that it is a non-profit foundation with the expressed goal
+making free and open protocols and standards available, it is not
+obvious that this is a real risk.  One issue with the Xiph
+foundation is that its inner working (as in board member list, or who
+control the foundation) are not easily available on the web.  I&#39;ve
+been unable to find out who is in the foundation board, and have not
+seen any accounting information documenting how money is handled nor
+where is is spent in the foundation.  It is thus not obvious for an
+external observer who control The Xiph foundation, and for all I know
+it is possible for a single vendor to take control over the
+specification.  But it seem unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maintained by open not-for-profit organisation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the Xiph foundation is the organisation its web pages
+claim it to be, this point is fulfilled.  If Xiph foundation is
+controlled by a single vendor, it isn&#39;t, but I have not found any
+documentation indicating this.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;According to
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://media.hiof.no/diverse/fad/rapport_4.pdf&quot;&gt;a report&lt;/a&gt;
+prepared by Audun Vaaler og Børre Ludvigsen for the Norwegian
+government, the Xiph foundation is a non-commercial organisation and
+the development process is open, transparent and non-Discrimatory.
+Until proven otherwise, I believe it make most sense to believe the
+report is correct.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specification freely available?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The specification for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/ogg/doc/&quot;&gt;Ogg
+container format&lt;/a&gt; and both the
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/vorbis/doc/&quot;&gt;Vorbis&lt;/a&gt; and
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://theora.org/doc/&quot;&gt;Theora&lt;/a&gt; codeces are available on
+the web.  This are the terms in the Vorbis and Theora specification:
+
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
+
+Anyone may freely use and distribute the Ogg and [Vorbis/Theora]
+specifications, whether in private, public, or corporate
+capacity. However, the Xiph.Org Foundation and the Ogg project reserve
+the right to set the Ogg [Vorbis/Theora] specification and certify
+specification compliance.
+
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The Ogg container format is specified in IETF
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/ogg/doc/rfc3533.txt&quot;&gt;RFC 3533&lt;/a&gt;, and
+this is the term:&lt;p&gt;
+
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
+others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
+or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and
+distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind,
+provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
+included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this
+document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
+the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
+Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of developing
+Internet standards in which case the procedures for copyrights defined
+in the Internet Standards process must be followed, or as required to
+translate it into languages other than English.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
+revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;All these terms seem to allow unlimited distribution and use, an
+this term seem to be fulfilled.  There might be a problem with the
+missing permission to distribute modified versions of the text, and
+thus reuse it in other specifications.  Not quite sure if that is a
+requirement for the Digistan definition.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Royalty-free?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;There are no known patent claims requiring royalties for the Ogg
+Theora format.
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=65782&quot;&gt;MPEG-LA&lt;/a&gt;
+and
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/30/237238/Steve-Jobs-Hints-At-Theora-Lawsuit&quot;&gt;Steve
+Jobs&lt;/a&gt; in Apple claim to know about some patent claims (submarine
+patents) against the Theora format, but no-one else seem to believe
+them.  Both Opera Software and the Mozilla Foundation have looked into
+this and decided to implement Ogg Theora support in their browsers
+without paying any royalties.  For now the claims from MPEG-LA and
+Steve Jobs seem more like FUD to scare people to use the H.264 codec
+than any real problem with Ogg Theora.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No constraints on re-use?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any constraints on re-use.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;3 of 5 requirements seem obviously fulfilled, and the remaining 2
+depend on the governing structure of the Xiph foundation.  Given the
+background report used by the Norwegian government, I believe it is
+safe to assume the last two requirements are fulfilled too, but it
+would be nice if the Xiph foundation web site made it easier to verify
+this.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;It would be nice to see other analysis of other specifications to
+see if they are free and open standards.&lt;/p&gt;
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        <item>
-               <title>Is Ogg Theora a free and open standard?</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;The
-Digistan definition&lt;/a&gt; of a free and open standard reads like this:&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
+               <title>Officeshots still going strong</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_still_going_strong.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_still_going_strong.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;Half a year ago I
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Officeshots_taking_shape.html&quot;&gt;wrote
+a bit&lt;/a&gt; about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.officeshots.org/&quot;&gt;OfficeShots&lt;/a&gt;,
+a web service to allow anyone to test how ODF documents are handled by
+the different programs reading and writing the ODF format.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The Digital Standards Organization defines free and open standard
-as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;I just had a look at the service, and it seem to be going strong.
+Very interesting to see the results reported in the gallery, how
+different Office implementations handle different ODF features.  Sad
+to see that KOffice was not doing it very well, and happy to see that
+LibreOffice has been tested already (but sadly not listed as a option
+for OfficeShots users yet).  I am glad to see that the ODF community
+got such a great test tool available.&lt;/p&gt;
+</description>
+       </item>
+       
+       <item>
+               <title>165 norske overvåkningskamera registert så langt i OpenStreetmap.org</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/165_norske_overv_kningskamera_registert_s__langt_i_OpenStreetmap_org.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/165_norske_overv_kningskamera_registert_s__langt_i_OpenStreetmap_org.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;Jeg flikket litt på OpenStreetmap.org i går, og oppdaget ved en
+tilfeldighet at det er en rekke noder som representerer
+overvåkningskamera som ikke blir med på kartet med overvåkningskamera
+i Norge som
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Kart_over_overv__kningskamera_i_Norge.html&quot;&gt;jeg
+laget&lt;/a&gt; for snart to år siden.  Fra før tok jeg med noder merket med
+man_made=surveillance, mens det er en rekke noder som kun er merket
+med highway=speed_camera.  Endret på koden som henter ut kameralisten
+fra OSM, og vips er antall kamera økt til 165.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;ol&gt;
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.no/pere/surveillance-norway/&quot;&gt;Kartet&lt;/a&gt;
+er fortsatt ikke komplett, så hvis du ser noen kamera som mangler,
+legg inn ved å følge instruksene fra
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://personvern.no/wiki/index.php/Kameraovervåkning&quot;&gt;prosjektsiden&lt;/a&gt;.
+Hvis du vet om noen flere måter å merke overvåkningskamera i OSM, ta
+kontakt slik at jeg kan få med også disse.&lt;/p&gt;
+</description>
+       </item>
+       
+       <item>
+               <title>How to test if a laptop is working with Linux</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_test_if_a_laptop_is_working_with_Linux.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_test_if_a_laptop_is_working_with_Linux.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;The last few days I have spent at work here at the &lt;a
+href=&quot;http://www.uio.no/&quot;&gt;University of Oslo&lt;/a&gt; testing if the new
+batch of computers will work with Linux.  Every year for the last few
+years the university have organised shared bid of a few thousand
+computers, and this year HP won the bid.  Two different desktops and
+five different laptops are on the list this year.  We in the UNIX
+group want to know which one of these computers work well with RHEL
+and Ubuntu, the two Linux distributions we currently handle at the
+university.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;A free and open standard is immune to vendor capture at all stages
-in its life-cycle. Immunity from vendor capture makes it possible to
-freely use, improve upon, trust, and extend a standard over time.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit
-organisation, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an
-open decision-making procedure available to all interested
-parties.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The standard has been published and the standard specification
-document is available freely. It must be permissible to all to copy,
-distribute, and use it freely.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The patents possibly present on (parts of) the standard are made
-irrevocably available on a royalty-free basis.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;/ol&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;The economic outcome of a free and open standard, which can be
-measured, is that it enables perfect competition between suppliers of
-products based on the standard.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;For a while now I have tried to figure out of Ogg Theora is a free
-and open standard according to this definition.  Here is a short
-writeup of what I have been able to gather so far.  I brought up the
-topic on the Xiph advocacy mailing list
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/advocacy/2009-July/001632.html&quot;&gt;in
-July 2009&lt;/a&gt;, for those that want to see some background information.
-According to Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves and Monty Montgomery on that list
-the Ogg Theora specification fulfils the Digistan definition.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free from vendor capture?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;As far as I can see, there is no single vendor that can control the
-Ogg Theora specification.  It can be argued that the
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/&quot;&gt;Xiph foundation&lt;/A&gt; is such vendor, but
-given that it is a non-profit foundation with the expressed goal
-making free and open protocols and standards available, it is not
-obvious that this is a real risk.  One issue with the Xiph
-foundation is that its inner working (as in board member list, or who
-control the foundation) are not easily available on the web.  I&#39;ve
-been unable to find out who is in the foundation board, and have not
-seen any accounting information documenting how money is handled nor
-where is is spent in the foundation.  It is thus not obvious for an
-external observer who control The Xiph foundation, and for all I know
-it is possible for a single vendor to take control over the
-specification.  But it seem unlikely.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maintained by open not-for-profit organisation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the Xiph foundation is the organisation its web pages
-claim it to be, this point is fulfilled.  If Xiph foundation is
-controlled by a single vendor, it isn&#39;t, but I have not found any
-documentation indicating this.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;According to
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://media.hiof.no/diverse/fad/rapport_4.pdf&quot;&gt;a report&lt;/a&gt;
-prepared by Audun Vaaler og Børre Ludvigsen for the Norwegian
-government, the Xiph foundation is a non-commercial organisation and
-the development process is open, transparent and non-Discrimatory.
-Until proven otherwise, I believe it make most sense to believe the
-report is correct.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specification freely available?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;My test method is simple, and I share it here to get feedback and
+perhaps inspire others to test hardware as well.  To test, I PXE
+install the OS version of choice, and log in as my normal user and run
+a few applications and plug in selected pieces of hardware.  When
+something fail, I make a note about this in the test matrix and move
+on.  If I have some spare time I try to report the bug to the OS
+vendor, but as I only have the machines for a short time, I rarely
+have the time to do this for all the problems I find.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The specification for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/ogg/doc/&quot;&gt;Ogg
-container format&lt;/a&gt; and both the
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/vorbis/doc/&quot;&gt;Vorbis&lt;/a&gt; and
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://theora.org/doc/&quot;&gt;Theora&lt;/a&gt; codeces are available on
-the web.  This are the terms in the Vorbis and Theora specification:
+&lt;p&gt;Anyway, to get to the point of this post.  Here is the simple tests
+I perform on a new model.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
 
-Anyone may freely use and distribute the Ogg and [Vorbis/Theora]
-specifications, whether in private, public, or corporate
-capacity. However, the Xiph.Org Foundation and the Ogg project reserve
-the right to set the Ogg [Vorbis/Theora] specification and certify
-specification compliance.
+&lt;li&gt;Is PXE installation working?  I&#39;m testing with RHEL6, Ubuntu Lucid
+and Ubuntu Maverik at the moment.  If I feel like it, I also test with
+RHEL5 and Debian Edu/Squeeze.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is X.org working?  If the graphical login screen show up after
+installation, X.org is working.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The Ogg container format is specified in IETF
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xiph.org/ogg/doc/rfc3533.txt&quot;&gt;RFC 3533&lt;/a&gt;, and
-this is the term:&lt;p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is hardware accelerated OpenGL working?  Running glxgears (in
+package mesa-utils on Ubuntu) and writing down the frames per second
+reported by the program.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is sound working?  With Gnome and KDE, a sound is played when
+logging in, and if I can hear this the test is successful.  If there
+are several audio exits on the machine, I try them all and check if
+the Gnome/KDE audio mixer can control where to send the sound.  I
+normally test this by playing
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nuug.no/aktiviteter/20101012-chef/ &quot;&gt;a HTML5
+video&lt;/a&gt; in Firefox/Iceweasel.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
-others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
-or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and
-distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind,
-provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
-included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this
-document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
-the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
-Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of developing
-Internet standards in which case the procedures for copyrights defined
-in the Internet Standards process must be followed, or as required to
-translate it into languages other than English.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is the USB subsystem working?  I test this by plugging in a USB
+memory stick and see if Gnome/KDE notices this.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
-revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is the CD/DVD player working?  I test this by inserting any CD/DVD
+I have lying around, and see if Gnome/KDE notices this.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;All these terms seem to allow unlimited distribution and use, an
-this term seem to be fulfilled.  There might be a problem with the
-missing permission to distribute modified versions of the text, and
-thus reuse it in other specifications.  Not quite sure if that is a
-requirement for the Digistan definition.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is any built in camera working?  Test using cheese, and see if a
+picture from the v4l device show up.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Royalty-free?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Is bluetooth working?  Use the Gnome/KDE browsing tool to see if
+any bluetooth devices are discovered.  In my office, I normally see a
+few.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;There are no known patent claims requiring royalties for the Ogg
-Theora format.
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=65782&quot;&gt;MPEG-LA&lt;/a&gt;
-and
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/30/237238/Steve-Jobs-Hints-At-Theora-Lawsuit&quot;&gt;Steve
-Jobs&lt;/a&gt; in Apple claim to know about some patent claims (submarine
-patents) against the Theora format, but no-one else seem to believe
-them.  Both Opera Software and the Mozilla Foundation have looked into
-this and decided to implement Ogg Theora support in their browsers
-without paying any royalties.  For now the claims from MPEG-LA and
-Steve Jobs seem more like FUD to scare people to use the H.264 codec
-than any real problem with Ogg Theora.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is the SD or Compaq Flash reader working.  I have
+memory modules lying around, and stick them in and see if Gnome/KDE
+notice this.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No constraints on re-use?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is suspend/hibernate working?  I&#39;m testing if the
+special button work, and if the laptop continue to work after
+resume.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any constraints on re-use.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;For laptops, is the extra buttons working, like audio level,
+adjusting background light, switching on/off external video output,
+switching on/off wifi, bluetooth, etc?  The set of buttons differ from
+laptop to laptop, so I just write down which are working and which are
+not.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Some laptops have smart card readers, finger print readers,
+acceleration sensors etc.  I rarely test these, as I do not know how
+to quickly test if they are working or not, so I only document their
+existence.&lt;/li&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;3 of 5 requirements seem obviously fulfilled, and the remaining 2
-depend on the governing structure of the Xiph foundation.  Given the
-background report used by the Norwegian government, I believe it is
-safe to assume the last two requirements are fulfilled too, but it
-would be nice if the Xiph foundation web site made it easier to verify
-this.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;It would be nice to see other analysis of other specifications to
-see if they are free and open standards.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;By now I suspect you are really curious what the test results are
+for the HP machines I am testing.  I&#39;m not done yet, so I will report
+the test results later.  For now I can report that HP 8100 Elite work
+fine, and hibernation fail with HP EliteBook 8440p on Ubuntu Lucid,
+and audio fail on RHEL6.  Ubuntu Maverik worked with 8440p.  As you
+can see, I have most machines left to test.  One interesting
+observation is that Ubuntu Lucid has almost twice the frame rate than
+RHEL6 with glxgears.  No idea why.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>
        </item>
        
        <item>
-               <title>The many definitions of a open standard</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_many_definitions_of_a_open_standard.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_many_definitions_of_a_open_standard.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons I like the Digistan definition of
-&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;Free and
-Open Standard&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is that this is a new term, and thus the meaning of
-the term has been decided by Digistan.  The term &quot;Open Standard&quot; has
-become so misunderstood that it is no longer very useful when talking
-about standards.  One end up discussing which definition is the best
-one and with such frame the only one gaining are the proponents of
-de-facto standards and proprietary solutions.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;But to give us an idea about the diversity of definitions of open
-standards, here are a few that I know about.  This list is not
-complete, but can be a starting point for those that want to do a
-complete survey.  More definitions are available on the
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard&quot;&gt;wikipedia
-page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
+               <title>Some thoughts on BitCoins</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Some_thoughts_on_BitCoins.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Some_thoughts_on_BitCoins.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;As I continue to explore
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/&quot;&gt;BitCoin&lt;/a&gt;, I&#39;ve starting to wonder
+what properties the system have, and how it will be affected by laws
+and regulations here in Norway.  Here are some random notes.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;First off is my favourite, the definition from the European
-Interoperability Framework version 1.0.  Really sad to notice that BSA
-and others has succeeded in getting it removed from version 2.0 of the
-framework by stacking the committee drafting the new version with
-their own people.  Anyway, the definition is still available and it
-include the key properties needed to make sure everyone can use a
-specification on equal terms.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;One interesting thing to note is that since the transactions are
+verified using a peer to peer network, all details about a transaction
+is known to everyone.  This means that if a BitCoin address has been
+published like I did with mine in my initial post about BitCoin, it is
+possible for everyone to see how many BitCoins have been transfered to
+that address.  There is even a web service to look at the details for
+all transactions.  There I can see that my address
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&quot;&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/a&gt;
+have received 16.06 Bitcoin, the
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/1LfdGnGuWkpSJgbQySxxCWhv8MHqvwst3&quot;&gt;1LfdGnGuWkpSJgbQySxxCWhv8MHqvwst3&lt;/a&gt;
+address of Simon Phipps have received 181.97 BitCoin and the address
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://blockexplorer.com/address/1MCwBbhNGp5hRm5rC1Aims2YFRe2SXPYKt&quot;&gt;1MCwBbhNGp5hRm5rC1Aims2YFRe2SXPYKt&lt;/A&gt;
+of EFF have received 2447.38 BitCoins so far.  Thank you to each and
+every one of you that donated bitcoins to support my activity. The
+fact that anyone can see how much money was transfered to a given
+address make it more obvious why the BitCoin community recommend to
+generate and hand out a new address for each transaction.  I&#39;m told
+there is no way to track which addresses belong to a given person or
+organisation without the person or organisation revealing it
+themselves, as Simon, EFF and I have done.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;In Norway, and in most other countries, there are laws and
+regulations limiting how much money one can transfer across the border
+without declaring it.  There are money laundering, tax and accounting
+laws and regulations I would expect to apply to the use of BitCoin.
+If the Skolelinux foundation
+(&lt;a href=&quot;http://linuxiskolen.no/slxdebianlabs/donations.html&quot;&gt;SLX
+Debian Labs&lt;/a&gt;) were to accept donations in BitCoin in addition to
+normal bank transfers like EFF is doing, how should this be accounted?
+Given that it is impossible to know if money can across the border or
+not, should everything or nothing be declared?  What exchange rate
+should be used when calculating taxes?  Would receivers have to pay
+income tax if the foundation were to pay Skolelinux contributors in
+BitCoin?  I have no idea, but it would be interesting to know.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The following are the minimal characteristics that a specification
-and its attendant documents must have in order to be considered an
-open standard:&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;ul&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit
-organisation, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an
-open decision-making procedure available to all interested parties
-(consensus or majority decision etc.).&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The standard has been published and the standard specification
-document is available either freely or at a nominal charge. It must be
-permissible to all to copy, distribute and use it for no fee or at a
-nominal fee.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The intellectual property - i.e. patents possibly present - of
-(parts of) the standard is made irrevocably available on a royalty-
-free basis.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;/ul&gt;
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;Another one originates from my friends over at
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dkuug.dk/&quot;&gt;DKUUG&lt;/a&gt;, who coined and gathered
-support for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaben-standard.dk/&quot;&gt;this
-definition&lt;/a&gt; in 2004.  It even made it into the Danish parlament as
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ft.dk/dokumenter/tingdok.aspx?/samling/20051/beslutningsforslag/B103/som_fremsat.htm&quot;&gt;their
-definition of a open standard&lt;/a&gt;.  Another from a different part of
-the Danish government is available from the wikipedia page.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;En åben standard opfylder følgende krav:&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;ol&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;Veldokumenteret med den fuldstændige specifikation offentligt
-tilgængelig.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;Frit implementerbar uden økonomiske, politiske eller juridiske
-begrænsninger på implementation og anvendelse.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;Standardiseret og vedligeholdt i et åbent forum (en såkaldt
-&quot;standardiseringsorganisation&quot;) via en åben proces.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;/ol&gt;
-
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;Then there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fsfe.org/projects/os/def.html&quot;&gt;the
-definition&lt;/a&gt; from Free Software Foundation Europe.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;An Open Standard refers to a format or protocol that is&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;ol&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;subject to full public assessment and use without constraints in a
-manner equally available to all parties;&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;without any components or extensions that have dependencies on
-formats or protocols that do not meet the definition of an Open
-Standard themselves;&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;For a currency to be useful and successful, it must be trusted and
+accepted by a lot of users.  It must be possible to get easy access to
+the currency (as a wage or using currency exchanges), and it must be
+easy to spend it.  At the moment BitCoin seem fairly easy to get
+access to, but there are very few places to spend it.  I am not really
+a regular user of any of the vendor types currently accepting BitCoin,
+so I wonder when my kind of shop would start accepting BitCoins.  I
+would like to buy electronics, travels and subway tickets, not herbs
+and books. :) The currency is young, and this will improve over time
+if it become popular, but I suspect regular banks will start to lobby
+to get BitCoin declared illegal if it become popular.  I&#39;m sure they
+will claim it is helping fund terrorism and money laundering (which
+probably would be true, as is any currency in existence), but I
+believe the problems should be solved elsewhere and not by blaming
+currencies.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;free from legal or technical clauses that limit its utilisation by
-any party or in any business model;&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The process of creating new BitCoins is called mining, and it is
+CPU intensive process that depend on a bit of luck as well (as one is
+competing against all the other miners currently spending CPU cycles
+to see which one get the next lump of cash).  The &quot;winner&quot; get 50
+BitCoin when this happen.  Yesterday I came across the obvious way to
+join forces to increase ones changes of getting at least some coins,
+by coordinating the work on mining BitCoins across several machines
+and people, and sharing the result if one is lucky and get the 50
+BitCoins.  Check out
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/bitcoin-pool/&quot;&gt;BitCoin Pool&lt;/a&gt;
+if this sounds interesting.  I have not had time to try to set up a
+machine to participate there yet, but have seen that running on ones
+own for a few days have not yield any BitCoins througth mining
+yet.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;managed and further developed independently of any single vendor
-in a process open to the equal participation of competitors and third
-parties;&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Update 2010-12-15: Found an &lt;a
+href=&quot;http://inertia.posterous.com/reply-to-the-underground-economist-why-bitcoi&quot;&gt;interesting
+criticism&lt;/a&gt; of bitcoin.  Not quite sure how valid it is, but thought
+it was interesting to read.  The arguments presented seem to be
+equally valid for gold, which was used as a currency for many years.&lt;/p&gt;
+</description>
+       </item>
+       
+       <item>
+               <title>Pornoskannerne på flyplassene bedrer visst ikke sikkerheten</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Pornoskannerne_p__flyplassene_bedrer_visst_ikke_sikkerheten.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Pornoskannerne_p__flyplassene_bedrer_visst_ikke_sikkerheten.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;Via &lt;a href=&quot;http://webmink.com/2010/12/10/links-for-2010-12-10/&quot;&gt;en
+blogpost fra Simon Phipps i går&lt;/a&gt;, fant jeg en referanse til
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/9/exposed-tsas-x-rated-scanner-fraud/&quot;&gt;en
+artikkel i Washington Times&lt;/a&gt; som igjen refererer til en artikkel i
+det fagfellevurderte tidsskriftet Journal of Transportation Security
+med tittelen
+&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://springerlink.com/content/g6620thk08679160/fulltext.html&quot;&gt;An
+evaluation of airport x-ray backscatter units based on image
+characteristics&lt;/a&gt;&quot; som enkelt konstaterer at
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?a=2389&amp;c=124&quot;&gt;pornoscannerne&lt;/a&gt;
+som kler av reisende på flyplasser ikke er i stand til å avsløre det
+produsenten og amerikanske myndigheter sier de skal avsløre.  Kort
+sagt, de bedrer ikke sikkerheten.  Reisende må altså la ansatte på
+flyplasser &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thousandsstandingaround.org/&quot;&gt;se dem
+nakne eller la seg beføle i skrittet&lt;/a&gt; uten grunn.  Jeg vil
+fortsette å nekte å bruke disse pornoskannerne, unngå flyplasser der
+de er tatt i bruk, og reise med andre transportmidler enn fly hvis jeg
+kan.&lt;/p&gt;
+</description>
+       </item>
+       
+       <item>
+               <title>Now accepting bitcoins - anonymous and distributed p2p crypto-money</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Now_accepting_bitcoins___anonymous_and_distributed_p2p_crypto_money.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Now_accepting_bitcoins___anonymous_and_distributed_p2p_crypto_money.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;With this weeks lawless
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/12/06/wikileaks/index.html&quot;&gt;governmental
+attacks&lt;/a&gt; on Wikileak and
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/technology/dan_gillmor/2010/12/06/war_on_speech&quot;&gt;free
+speech&lt;/a&gt;, it has become obvious that PayPal, visa and mastercard can
+not be trusted to handle money transactions.
+A blog post from
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://webmink.com/2010/12/06/now-accepting-bitcoin/&quot;&gt;Simon
+Phipps on bitcoin&lt;/a&gt; reminded me about a project that a friend of
+mine mentioned earlier.  I decided to follow Simon&#39;s example, and get
+involved with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/&quot;&gt;BitCoin&lt;/a&gt;.  I got
+some help from my friend to get it all running, and he even handed me
+some bitcoins to get started.  I even donated a few bitcoins to Simon
+for helping me remember BitCoin.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;available in multiple complete implementations by competing
-vendors, or as a complete implementation equally available to all
-parties.&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;So, what is bitcoins, you probably wonder?  It is a digital
+crypto-currency, decentralised and handled using peer-to-peer
+networks.  It allows anonymous transactions and prohibits central
+control over the transactions, making it impossible for governments
+and companies alike to block donations and other transactions.  The
+source is free software, and while the key dependency wxWidgets 2.9
+for the graphical user interface is missing in Debian, the command
+line client builds just fine.  Hopefully Jonas
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://bugs.debian.org/578157&quot;&gt;will get the package into
+Debian&lt;/a&gt; soon.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;/ol&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Bitcoins can be converted to other currencies, like USD and EUR.
+There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoin.org/trade&quot;&gt;companies accepting
+bitcoins&lt;/a&gt; when selling services and goods, and there are even
+currency &quot;stock&quot; markets where the exchange rate is decided.  There
+are not many users so far, but the concept seems promising.  If you
+want to get started and lack a friend with any bitcoins to spare,
+you can even get
+&lt;a href=&quot;https://freebitcoins.appspot.com/&quot;&gt;some for free&lt;/a&gt; (0.05
+bitcoin at the time of writing).  Use
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/&quot;&gt;BitcoinWatch&lt;/a&gt; to keep an eye
+on the current exchange rates.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;As an experiment, I have decided to set up bitcoind on one of my
+machines.  If you want to support my activity, please send Bitcoin
+donations to the address
+&lt;b&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/b&gt;.  Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;
+</description>
+       </item>
+       
+       <item>
+               <title>Martin Bekkelund: En stille bønn om Datalagringsdirektivet</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Martin_Bekkelund__En_stille_b_nn_om_Datalagringsdirektivet.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Martin_Bekkelund__En_stille_b_nn_om_Datalagringsdirektivet.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/&quot;&gt;Martin Bekkelund&lt;/a&gt; ved
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.friprog.no/&quot;&gt;friprog-senteret&lt;/a&gt; har skrevet
+følgende
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/2010/12/09/en-stille-bonn/&quot;&gt;korte
+oppsummering&lt;/a&gt; rundt datalagringsdirektivet, som jeg videreformidler
+her.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;A long time ago, SUN Microsystems, now bought by Oracle, created
-its
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.sun.com/dennisding/resource/Open%20Standard%20Definition.pdf&quot;&gt;Open
-Standards Checklist&lt;/a&gt; with a fairly detailed description.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Det pågår i disse dager en intens diskusjon om
+innføring av Datalagringsdirektivet (&lt;acronym
+title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;) i norsk rett. Kanskje
+har du gjort deg opp en mening, kanskje er du usikker. I begge
+tilfeller ber jeg deg lese videre.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Creation and Management of an Open Standard
+&lt;p&gt;Samtlige fagmiljøer, både i Norge og EU, har konkludert med at
+&lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt; ikke bør
+innføres på nåværende tidspunkt. Den tekniske kvaliteten på direktivet
+er dårlig, det griper uforholdsmessig inn i personvernet, det har
+store mangler og viktige spørsmål som hvem som skal ha tilgang og
+hvordan data skal lagres er fortsatt uavklart.&lt;/p&gt;
 
 &lt;ul&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;Its development and management process must be collaborative and
-  democratic:
-
-         &lt;ul&gt;
-
-         &lt;li&gt;Participation must be accessible to all those who wish to
-            participate and can meet fair and reasonable criteria
-            imposed by the organization under which it is developed
-            and managed.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-         &lt;li&gt;The processes must be documented and, through a known
-            method, can be changed through input from all
-            participants.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-         &lt;li&gt;The process must be based on formal and binding commitments for
-            the disclosure and licensing of intellectual property rights.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-         &lt;li&gt;Development and management should strive for consensus,
-            and an appeals process must be clearly outlined.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-         &lt;li&gt;The standard specification must be open to extensive
-            public review at least once in its life-cycle, with
-            comments duly discussed and acted upon, if required.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-         &lt;/ul&gt;
-
-&lt;/li&gt;
-
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ikt-norge.no/norge-kan-slippe-datalagringsdirektivet/&quot;&gt;EU-ekspertene sier&lt;/a&gt; at konsekvensene av å benytte vetoretten er minimale&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2281080/Deninternasjonalejuristkommisjon.pdf&quot;&gt;Juristene påpeker&lt;/a&gt; at direktivet er i strid med EMK&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/12/06/kultur/debatt/kronikk/dld/personvern/14594699/&quot;&gt;Datatilsynet sier&lt;/a&gt; direktivet får store konsekvenser for personvernet og at direktivet er irreversibelt&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/?s=dld&quot;&gt;Teknologene sier&lt;/a&gt; at sikker lagring ikke er mulig, at det er svært enkelt å omgå og mulig å manipulere data og produsere falske beviser&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2281080/NJ_247460_1_P.pdf&quot;&gt;Pressen sier&lt;/a&gt; nei av hensyn til kildevernet&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Det er store &lt;a href=&quot;http://tetzschner.blogspot.com/2010/03/den-tyske-forfatningsdomstol.html&quot;&gt;interne&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://stoppdld.no/2010/03/02/datalagring-stoppet-av-tysk-forfatningsdomstol/&quot;&gt;stridigheter&lt;/a&gt; i EU. Blant annet har den tyske forfatningsdomstolen funnet at måten &lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt; er innført på er i strid med tysk grunnlov&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Alle de store &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/2010/12/08/lokasjonsdata-og-datalagringsdirektivet/&quot;&gt;operatørene og tilbyderne sier nei&lt;/a&gt;, av tekniske og personvernmessige årsaker&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;Use and Licensing of an Open Standard&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;ul&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;The standard must describe an interface, not an implementation,
-  and the industry must be capable of creating multiple, competing
-  implementations to the interface described in the standard without
-  undue or restrictive constraints.  Interfaces include APIs,
-  protocols, schemas, data formats and their encoding.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt; The standard must not contain any proprietary &quot;hooks&quot; that create
-  a technical or economic barriers&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;Faithful implementations of the standard must
-  interoperate. Interoperability means the ability of a computer
-  program to communicate and exchange information with other computer
-  programs and mutually to use the information which has been
-  exchanged. This includes the ability to use, convert, or exchange
-  file formats, protocols, schemas, interface information or
-  conventions, so as to permit the computer program to work with other
-  computer programs and users in all the ways in which they are
-  intended to function.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;It must be permissible for anyone to copy, distribute and read the
-  standard for a nominal fee, or even no fee. If there is a fee, it
-  must be low enough to not preclude widespread use.&lt;/li&gt;
-
-&lt;li&gt;It must be possible for anyone to obtain free (no royalties or
-  fees; also known as &quot;royalty free&quot;), worldwide, non-exclusive and
-  perpetual licenses to all essential patent claims to make, use and
-  sell products based on the standard.  The only exceptions are
-  terminations per the reciprocity and defensive suspension terms
-  outlined below. Essential patent claims include pending, unpublished
-  patents, published patents, and patent applications. The license is
-  only for the exact scope of the standard in question.
-
-      &lt;ul&gt;
-
-      &lt;li&gt; May be conditioned only on reciprocal licenses to any of
-        licensees&#39; patent claims essential to practice that standard
-        (also known as a reciprocity clause)&lt;/li&gt;
-
-      &lt;li&gt; May be terminated as to any licensee who sues the licensor
-        or any other licensee for infringement of patent claims
-        essential to practice that standard (also known as a
-        &quot;defensive suspension&quot; clause)&lt;/li&gt;
-
-      &lt;li&gt; The same licensing terms are available to every potential
-        licensor&lt;/li&gt;
-
-      &lt;/ul&gt;
-&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Jeg liker å tro at jeg er en hyggelig fyr. Jeg har et rent
+rulleblad, og med unntak av to fartsbøter har jeg aldri vært en byrde
+for samfunnet. Det akter jeg å fortsette med. Det er mange som meg,
+lovlydige, pliktoppfyllende borgere som aldri vil utgjøre en trussel
+mot noe som helst. Vi synes derfor det er trist og sårende at all vår
+atferd skal overvåkes døgnkontinuerlig.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;li&gt;The licensing terms of an open standards must not preclude
-  implementations of that standard under open source licensing terms
-  or restricted licensing terms&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Understøttet av faglige vurderinger kan du trygt si nei til
+&lt;acronym title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;/ul&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bekkelund.net/kontakt/&quot;&gt;Ta kontakt med meg&lt;/a&gt;
+hvis du har spørsmål om &lt;acronym
+title=&quot;Datalagringsdirektivet&quot;&gt;DLD&lt;/acronym&gt;, uansett hva det måtte
+gjelde.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
+&lt;p class=&quot;info&quot;&gt;Denne teksten er å anse som &lt;a
+href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Public
+Domain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Spre den videre til alle som kan ha nytte av
+den!&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;It is said that one of the nice things about standards is that
-there are so many of them.  As you can see, the same holds true for
-open standard definitions.  Most of the definitions have a lot in
-common, and it is not really controversial what properties a open
-standard should have, but the diversity of definitions have made it
-possible for those that want to avoid a level marked field and real
-competition to downplay the significance of open standards.  I hope we
-can turn this tide by focusing on the advantages of Free and Open
-Standards.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Siste &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nettavisen.no/it/article3043918.ece&quot;&gt;melding
+fra Nettavisen&lt;/a&gt; er at regjeringen planlegger å fremme sitt forslag
+til implementering av datalagringsdirektivet i morgen, i ly av
+fredprisutdelingen for å få minst mulig pressedekning om saken.  Vi
+får snart se om det stemmer.&lt;/p&gt;
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        <item>
-               <title>What standards are Free and Open as defined by Digistan?</title>
-               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/What_standards_are_Free_and_Open_as_defined_by_Digistan_.html</link>        
-               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/What_standards_are_Free_and_Open_as_defined_by_Digistan_.html</guid>
-                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;After trying to
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Is_Ogg_Theora_a_free_and_open_standard_.html&quot;&gt;compare
-Ogg Theora&lt;/a&gt; to
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digistan.org/open-standard:definition&quot;&gt;the Digistan
-definition&lt;/a&gt; of a free and open standard, I concluded that this need
-to be done for more standards and started on a framework for doing
-this.  As a start, I want to get the status for all the standards in
-the Norwegian reference directory, which include UTF-8, HTML, PDF, ODF,
-JPEG, PNG, SVG and others.  But to be able to complete this in a
-reasonable time frame, I will need help.&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out with this work, please visit
-&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.nuug.no/grupper/standard/digistan-analyse&quot;&gt;the
-wiki pages I have set up for this&lt;/a&gt;, and let me know that you want
-to help out.  The IRC channel #nuug on irc.freenode.net is a good
-place to coordinate this for now, as it is the IRC channel for the
-NUUG association where I have created the framework (I am the leader
-of the Norwegian Unix User Group).&lt;/p&gt;
+               <title>Student group continue the work on my Reprap 3D printer</title>
+               <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Student_group_continue_the_work_on_my_Reprap_3D_printer.html</link>        
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Student_group_continue_the_work_on_my_Reprap_3D_printer.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;A few days ago, I was introduces to some students in the robot
+student assosiation &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.robotica.no/&quot;&gt;Robotica
+Osloensis&lt;/a&gt; at the University of Oslo where I work, who planned to
+get their own 3D printer.  They wanted to learn from me based on my
+work in the area.  After having a short lunch meeting with them, I
+offered them to borrow my reprap kit, as I never had time to complete
+the build and this seem unlike to change any time soon.  I look
+forward to see how this goes.  This monday their volunteer driver
+picked up my kit and drove it to their lab, and tomorrow I am told the
+last exam is over so they can start work on getting the 3D printer
+operational.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;The framework is still forming, and a lot is left to do.  Do not be
-scared by the sketchy form of the current pages. :)&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The robotic group have already build several robots on their own,
+and seem capable of getting the reprap operational.  I really look
+forward to being able to print all the cool 3D designs published on
+&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thingiverse.com/&quot;&gt;Thingiverse&lt;/a&gt;.  I even got
+some 3D scans I got made during Dagen@IFI when one of the groups at
+the computer science department at the university demonstrated their
+very cool 3D scanner.&lt;/p&gt;
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