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Breakthroughs in Electronic Filing for Nonprofits
	Putnam Barber has been involved in the U.S. government's progress toward making electronic filing available to nonprofit organizations. Today is the first day when the form 990 is due for any tax exempt organizations, and can be filed electronically. In a new feature article, Barber describes the progress that's been made and the steps that are yet needed. Posted: 5/17/04; 3:39:52 PM #

Seven Open Source Business Strategies
	There is great interest in the nonprofit sector in open source software, for lots of excellent reasons. The most important thing for an open source developer is not software, but sutainability. John Koenig's exploration of seven open source business strategies for competitive advantage provides an excellent framework for analysis. Posted: 5/17/04; 11:51:21 AM #

Information Cannot be Owned
	In Information Cannot be Owned (PDF), Jean Druey at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society offers a rigorous analysis of why conventional ideas of property cannot functionally be applied to knowledge and information. Posted: 5/17/04; 11:51:11 AM #

Germany decides not to support the EC on software patents
	I have reported frequently on the insanity of software and business processes and the potential threat posed to nonprofits. So far, it's been mostly bad news as governments move to give ownership rights to things that ought not be owned. But in a bit of good news, it seems that Germany has decided not to support the EC on software patents. Posted: 5/17/04; 11:51:00 AM #