Both communities are overly defensive in which term to use to describe software that gives you the freedom to change and share it. If both communities could unite and both movements converge imagine how much more we could accomplish.
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Do we need to call GNU os as GNU/Linux
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"No. I think we should not call GNU as GNU/Linux. The Debian GNU system that i have has 1000s of programs. In those i am daily used 10-15 programs. Its inconvenient to say GNU/Linux/Abiword/gnumeric/mysql/gtkmm/…. So i like to call it simply GNU. Linux kernel is an important work But it Just another program ..."
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Hackers != Crackers
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ESR: "These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothing to do with them.
Read more »New Debian leader aims for better communication
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In many ways the Debian GNU/Linux project is unique among all the distributions that dot the Linux landscape. Apart from putting out a high-grade distribution, it has served as the base for a number of others - Ubuntu and Knoppix, to name just two - which have had a big impact on the growth of the Linux ecosystem.
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Ubuntu has won the distro wars; now onto the desktop wars
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Basically, Novell and Red Hat won’t be trying to get consumer desktop market share, focusing instead only on the ‘enterprise’ desktop market; Fedora and openSUSE thus appear to be relegated to ‘hobbyist OS’ level. Ubuntu is now THE distro of choice for home use, with no major competitors, but I think we’ve known that for some time:
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Why I Quit Windows and Switched to Linux
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It’s funny how some people react when I tell them I use Linux. Sometimes they express the sentiment that I must be very computer savvy. Other’s get caught up in all the brand loyalty hype and still some have never heard of Linux! I kid you not!
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Net users in the city and in Kerala are discovering and exploring the potential of free software. Chandrasekharan Nair, a Peyad-based planter, turned to cyber space to express his angst against what he perceived as farmer-unfriendly policies. Gradually, he also began to include tips on farming in general and rubber cultivation in particular.
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Open Letter To Mammooty
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Microsoft will be signing up Malayalam movie star Mammootty as one of the brand ambassadors for the Computer Literacy programme that is to be organized soon in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. This is an open letter by Free Software Activists, Supporters and Users of Kerala to Mammootty.
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A Salute to Volunteers
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Recently, on another site, someone suggested that the development and marketing of Ubuntu was done by paid staff of Canonical. Having been actively involved in the Arizona Team for 8 months I would like to say that I really doubt that the suggestion can be taken seriously by anyone who knows a little about Ubuntu.
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Spotlight on FOSS: An Interview with Mark Shuttleworth
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We decided to start an impromptu video podcast called, "Spotlight on FOSS," or Spotlight on Free and Open Source Software. The premise of the show is that we interview someone in the Free and Open Source Software world, and spotlight a software solution they have contributed to.
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Linux is Good for the Elderly
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I recently asked my father (he’s in his eighties and has been using Linux for about 6 years now) how he felt about Linux and what were some of his opinions. I asked if he could share his thoughts with the Linux community. These are his words, emailed yesterday.spacer_gif Linux is Good for the Elderly
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Hello there, Lovers of Free Culture!
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"I’m new to the fold, representing FreeCulture.org up in the, as Gavin and Nelson quickly discovered, still chilly city of Madison, Wisconsin. Nelson just cleared me for Blog take-off and gave me a few questions to kick things off with, so here I go! ..."
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My Interview With Richard Stallman.
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"Last week I got the opportunity to fire questions to unarguably one of the most influential and inspirational people of our time.
Read more »Computer professionals hold candlelight vigil against proprietary software
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A group of individuals, comprising mostly software engineers and others, who oppose the use of proprietary software, got together for a candlelight vigil to raise awareness and give a human face to what has largely been a protest in blogs and on websites.News report on Candle light vigil for Document freedom.
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Mark Shuttleworth: Rethinking Gobuntu
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"The 'current and future' thread on this list has got me thinking. [...] I think it would be better to channel the energy from Gobuntu into gNewSense. [...] If Gobuntu is not the best way to achieve that, then I think we should stop working on it and encourage folks who want that to focus their efforts on gNewSense..."
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