"The third edition of the Italian Conference for Free Software ("Conferenza nazionale sul software libero") will take place in Bologna on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of June. PostgreSQL will be presented as an opportunity for both students and teachers in the databases area..."
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Ubuntu is Censoring Opposition to Mono by Default
Debian a step closer to Mono independence, whereas Ubuntu does not quite tolerate Mono criticism
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The GNOME Foundation Is All About People
As open source projects mature, they tend to join or create a foundation to manage the project's financial and software assets, provide a marketing and legal entity, and help to set the direction of the project.
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GNU Linux - Pros & Cons
As with all things, GNU Linux too has pros & cons. Here I will try to give you a rough idea of both the sides of GNU Linux, so you can decide whether to take the plunge.
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It’s time for the community to take charge of its brand
There are a couple of “beginner’s mistakes” when thinking about Free Software in general and its commercial application, in particular. One is to believe there was a substantial difference in the software referred to by the terms “Free Software” and “Open Source.” There isn’t.
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Linux standardization is not the end of the world
I've been hearing an ever increasing cry for Linux standardization over the past couple of months, with Googles most recent cry being the loudest. And yet we still hear the same tired old mantra from Linux geeks galore that says “Standardization will kill what Linux is and what it stands for.”
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We're back...
Okay you may have noticed FSDaily was not available for the past 2 to 3 days. Obviously we are back now. The cause of our absence was to do with our previous hosting company, 3FN , being shut down by the FTC.
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Things I like about KDE4.
There's been quite a bit of hubub about the KDE project ever since the 4.0 release. Critics have slammed the 4.0 series repeatedly. Between the poor publicity, the crashes in Plasma, and the still-developing early features, KDE was definitely not having a good time. However, for all the bad rap that the 4.0 series received, KDE has grown wonderfully.
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Richard Stallman on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, June 2
"Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation, will be speaking on the main steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa this Tuesday (June 2) at 4:30 pm..." — For more information see: The State's Freedom and the People's Freedom, as Users of Software. —
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 43
Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by merc and crimperman.
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Who are linsux.org and what do they want?
I just saw a submission in our upcoming queue from the linsux.org site which links to a forum in which one of the linsux.org members - among other things - encourages other members and readers of linsux.org to join the FSDaily community in order to vote down all stories from Boycott Novell.
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"FSF France has decided to offer a server to freenode.net, in order to ensure the sustainability of instant messaging tools used for Free Software-related projects.
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Svartalf, a member of the Phoronix Forums and developer for Linux Game Publishing, recently asked our readers on the forums to provide a wish-list of games they wished to see ported to Linux.
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Linux New Media Launches Ubuntu User Magazine
Canonical's popular Ubuntu operating system continues to win followers around the world, and Ubuntu User is the first print magazine specifically for this rapidly growing audience.
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CREDIL: First public meeting and Richard Stallman
"We are holding our first public presentation and Richard Stallman will be our guest! [..] The Founder of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, is stopping in Ottawa for meetings with government and non-governmental officials. He is enroute back to MIT after receiving an honorary degree from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.
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