Aaron Williamson
Counsel, Software Freedom Law Center

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Aaron Williamson serves as counsel for the Software Freedom Law Center, a nonprofit legal services organization that advises developers of free and open source software. He has explored the legal and technical issues around open source mobile operating systems extensively, and in his free time develops software for Android.

Sessions

4:30pm Wednesday, 07/21/2010
Your Smartphone May Not Be as Open as You Think
Mobile
 Location: D139/140
Tags: android, mobile, symbian, maemo
Aaron Williamson (Software Freedom Law Center)
Average rating: ***..
(3.57, 7 ratings)
As Android is rolled out to more new phones, and as other open source mobile operating systems surface, mobile users are beginning to enjoy many of the same freedoms as desktop users. However, even the most open smartphones are locked down to one degree or another. This talk will explore the reasons -- legal, technical, regulatory, and economic -- that a truly open phone does not yet exist. Read more.
5:20pm Wednesday, 07/21/2010
Web Services: How Can Open Source Software Compete?
Community
 Location: Portland 252
Tags: web_services, agpl, lightning_talks
Stephen O'Grady (Redmonk), Evan Prodromou (StatusNet Inc), Aaron Williamson (Software Freedom Law Center), Mark Hinkle (Socialized Software), John Pugh (Canonical, Ltd), Allan Foster (ForgeRock US)
Average rating: ***..
(3.11, 9 ratings)
Creating "free" web services will require more than just making web services using AGPL licensed software. We'll need trusted providers, protections around how data can be used and all the social aspects that the current web services have. We now have several free and open web services. Come hear what people are doing to define and create "free" web services. We need you! Read more.
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