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The Evolution of Ubuntu.com
If you've checked out Ubuntu's website lately, you've probably noticed that it's looking pretty slick, especially compared to a few years ago. Here's a look at how ubuntu.com has evolved over time, and why it matters.
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Getting distros to play together, nicely
For the second time in its 11-year history, Australia's national Linux conference (LCA) has a distro summit on its agenda. The last distro summit was held in 2008, when former Linux Australia president Jonathan Oxer was the organiser.
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Give the Gift of Linux for the Holidays
There's absolutely no denying that we're in a terrible economy right now. Unemployment is way up over the last year and consumer spending is down significantly. So what's a person to do for Christmas gifts this year? the gift of Linux!
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Diversity in Free Software: South Asians as an example
As someone born in India, I sometimes look around and wonder, Where are the Indians (and other South Asians) in Free Software?
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The most successful open source project ever
At one point in the lesson I brought up open source, and he nearly turned red saying, “Nothing is free.” That statement got me to thinking about free, open source, and open source projects. He is right - nothing is free.
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Tilting at Windows
Twenty minutes into our interview, at the Downtown Crossing headquarters of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), Richard Stallman learns that I own an iPhone. "That's a shame," he says...
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Mozilla Does Not Endorse Microsoft’s Search, Media Distortions to Blame
Asa Dotzler surprised by media reaction to comments of his which were misinterpreted and also attributed to his employer rather than himself
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Taking Mono Off the Menu
Recommendation of Shotwell for the upcoming Ubuntu release (April 2010), as a key part of Mono replacements
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Bruce Perens on the Recent Attacks on Richard Stallman and GNU
Bruce Perens weighs in on what seems like a mountain that grew out of a molehill
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From windows to Linux. Was there a choice?
Ever since windows came out, until Linux and it's brethren came along, there has really been no other choice of operating system. Before you get your knickers in a knot and start spouting off the multitude of operating systems that were available at that time, let me explain.
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Is the Success of Google's Android a Threat to Free Software
While the vast majority of the its apps are closed source they will not help spread real user freedom, or offer much of an alternative to Apple's tightly-controlled approach. The free software community needs to address these problems by encouraging many more developers to build great Android apps that are truly free.
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I just want some freedom
Installing a piece of software recently, the set-up process invited me to become part of some customer improvement programme or other. I’ve no urge to do unpaid work on behalf of big software companies, so I looked to politely decline the offer, yet couldn't…
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World's Largest Python Conference Comes to Atlanta
PyCon 2009 drew nearly a thousand Python programmers from around the world, representing projects on all seven continents - including Antarctica! They gathered for serious learning, discussion, and strategizing... and for not-so-serious fun. PyCon 2010, the eighth annual conference of the Python programming community, promises even more.
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Using KDE Software to Empower Cultural Diversity - an Interview With Vox Humanitatis
Among the broad selection of software offered in the KDE Software Compilation is Parley, an application for vocabulary training. Recently people from Vox Humanitatis came in and provided a set of vocabulary data files for Parley for less known languages. This piqued our curiosity, so we did an interview with Sabine Emmy Eller, CCO of Vox Humanitatis.
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