Vimeo and YouTube seem to believe that reliance on proprietary plugins for video is a problem on the web. Mozilla believes that reliance on patent-encumbered formats is a problem on the web. Who’s right?
Read more »FF3.6 on ubuntu is not a reason why GNU/Linux is not ready for the mass-market
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In the article the writer states that it's too difficult to get FF3.6 installed on Ubuntu and that it's reason enough to call GNU/Linux dead on its tracks to get to the mass market.
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Richard Stallman: Freedom Campaigner
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An interview with RMS where he talks about the hardware and software he runs
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Sourceforge ignores users from several countries
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Sourceforge ignored users from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria saying that it has to deal with USA laws. USA has very hard relationships with those countries, that is why open source, free software, hackers and people loving freedom must suffer, and Sourceforge is not against that.
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Bruce Perens on Open Source Versus Free Software
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Bruce Perens defends Free Software and Richard Stallman
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Also see part 2 and part 3.
Bruce Perens at the launch event of GPLv3
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Ubuntu Developer Week. The Spirit of Ubuntu!
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As the first day of the Ubuntu Developer Week ended just moments ago, I thought I should give my impressions about it. So here goes..
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Thoughts on Canonical’s Approach to Non-Free (Non-Libre) Software
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Insights into the ongoing debate about Canonical (or Ubuntu) and the proprietary software it considers offering
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Linux coders do it for money
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Around 75 per cent of Linux developers raked in cash from their code crunching in the past year. It's a figure that in many ways comes as little surprise, given that Linux usage has become so widespread across industries, government and the public sector in recent years.
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Which distro offers the best experience?
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There are hundreds of Linux distributions available worldwide, kitted with an infinite number of kernel/desktop/applications combos, each offering a unique perspective and usage model. Ultimately, which one offers the most complete all-round experience of all?
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Proprietary software in Ubuntu? – Good or bad?
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The Ubuntu forums are running a survey about the option of having proprietary software in their software center for users to purchase if they wish. Whats interesting is the survey mentions Adobe Photoshop. So whats the problem?
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Trivial passwords are still a big problem!!
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One of the ongoing battles I have with the folks at the Hospice I support (and my friends) is their choices of passwords. Lots just change their password by changing a number at the end (vacation1 becomes vacation2 becomes vacation3...etc.).
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Ode to Slackware
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I have a place reserved in my heart that only Slackware Linux fills. Strange as it might be, Slackware was the first Linux distribution that seemed to understand me and, I it. I recently read an article which brought to mind, the time that I started my venture into Linux.
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Chrome isn't out yet and its already a regular OS.
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Reading between the lines of this article I found it saying was that the traditional OS is not dead and probably never will be. Regardless how much the industry wants to kill independent computing its users behaviors refuse them to do so. Google announced its decision because it realized that people want to listen to music, read documents and watch movies even when they are not online. Really?
Read more »WSIS Forum 2010 open consultation: Call for participation
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"UNESCO, together with ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP, is organizing an open consultation for the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2010. All individuals, networks and organizations interested in this issue are invited to participate in the three-fold process, consisting of an online discussion, a questionnaire and a review meeting..."
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Ask YouTube for Ogg support!
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"...Google has closed the window on HTML5 feedback, saying that peoples' voices have been heard. However, notably absent is any mention of Ogg. Google leaving Ogg out of the picture here makes sense, because it would be very easy for them to offer HTML5/h264 videos that play in Chrome and Safari, while still excluding free formats and users of free browsers like Firefox and Icecat..."
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