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DrupalSouth: The New Zealand Drupal Event for 2008
CivicActions is a proud sponsor of DrupalSouth; the New Zealand Drupal Event for 2008. DrupalSouth will bring NZ's Drupal community together for the first NZ-wide Drupal event and the first ever...
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Online Protest Successful; Internet Blackout NZ
The online protest against changes to copyright law in New Zealand – aka Internet Blackout NZ– was successful in that it has resulted in a 4-week delay. It is expected that this will give the new New...
View ArticleNew Zealand Government Rejects Microsoft
The NZSSC has rejected Microsoft's offers for a new licensing contract. This is a big loss for Microsoft (Though I'm sure MS would have you believe otherwise and try to paint the picture back to front)...
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URGENT: Unlimited Software Patents In New Zealand. Act Now!
NZ government is about to pass a new Patents Act. In the 8-year review, they seemingly forgot to consider the impacts of patents on computer software! Submissions on the bill are being accepted till...
View ArticleMicrosoft Tries To Defend NZ Government Contract Failure
Kathryn Ryan of Radio NZ interviewed Don Christie, president of the NZ Open Source Society and Kevin Ackhurst, managing director of Microsoft NZ on Microsoft's failure to renew their multi-million...
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NZ Software Patents; Meeting With Lianne Dalziel, Commerce Committee...
Today I had a long and very positive meeting about software patents and the NZ Patents Bill with Commerce Committee chairperson, Labour party's Lianne Dalziel, as well as Drupal-peers Dave Lane and...
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NZ Government Loves Drupal
The New Zealand Government loves Drupal:The Beehive's (Parliament building) website runs DrupalThree of the seven represented parties run their websites on Drupal; Labour, Greens and ACTThose three...
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