In Fedora, we have two main bodies of governance that take care of the lion’s share (yes, that was a Leonidas pun, sorry) of decision making where we need specific accountability. One of those is the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, or FESCo. The other is the Fedora Project Board.
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LinuxCon promises to bridge developer and business communities
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As the founder and program chair for the Open Source Business Conference, I know what a business conference looks like. And as a regular attendee of the excellent O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON), I know what a great developer event looks like, too.
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Gnome Elections: meet the candidates
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Gnome Foundation elections are getting near, and the candidacies have already been submitted to the mailing list. Here’s an overview of the candidates, along with the copy paste of their candidacy mail.
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Encuentro Centroamericano de Software Libre
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"Yup — Over a month ago I was contacted by Norman García (who I met via the various EDUSOL activities), and René Mayorga (who I met thanks to his Debian involvement) inviting me to join them for the First Central-American Free Software Encounter. I had insisted to several Central American friends on setting up such an encounter for several years, and I am really glad I was invited.
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Gnote Gets Positive Reviews, Its Developer Runs for GNOME Foundation’s Board of Directors
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Gnote continues to earn good feedback and Hubert Figuiere puts his name down for a place in GNOME's board
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Why Your Boss Wants You to Use Linux
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As you “already know” – boss knows the best. If bosses were given to choose an operating system which would be right for their employees, that will be Linux. Here is the reasons:
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Gnome desktop overhaul guide
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Gnome is pretty cool. It’s simple and solid. Unfortunately a default Gnome desktop is not very appealing to the eyes. We all come to the point where we wonder, “Can I make my Gnome desktop look super l33t?”
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Justice Rules Police Can't Steal Other Kid's Toys
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Just over a month ago, Breaking News brought LinuxJournal.com readers the story of Riccardo Calixte, the Boston College computer science student targeted by heavy-handed investigators for the capital offense of being a Linux user. Now it's time to update that story.
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The Undiscovered Country
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In the UK, it's a public holiday, and The H's editor in chief has been watching a movie and wondering if the Star Trek universe is a useful model for the future of open source...
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SFLC podcast episode featuring FSF campaigns
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"Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler at the Software Freedom Law Center about FSF's campaigns in general and our recent involvement in the RIAA lawsuits specifically, for an episode of their podcast..." -- via John Sullivan
FSF operations manager - Free Software Foundation
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Operating systems offer some gains
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I don't know how Charles Darwin would explain it, but imagine that we're each born with an "operating system." For most of us, this inner programming works well, even if it becomes a bit bruised and battered over the years. We adjust and move on. If only life were so simple for the operating systems that run our computers.
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Who wants a giant poster of the history of Unix?
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This one is strictly for the hardcore fan - for the very first time, it says here, you have the chance to purchase a giant poster showing the history and development of Unix. Debian, OpenServer, OpenBSD and Mac OSX all have their place in history shown.
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Got Project?
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I bumped into gotProject a couple of days ago and find the concept very intriguing. Put simply, this web service binds the different aspects of research into one simple interface. It allows users to save links, search google, take notes, work with friends, and publish their projects through an ajax interface.
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Why Open Bug Tracking Fails
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Unlike proprietary platforms, Ubuntu allows end users to interact directly with developers through Launchpad’s bug-reporting system. In some cases, this approach allows bugs to be discovered and resolved quickly. In most situations, however, open bug tracking is a fiasco that Ubuntu would be better off without. Here’s why.
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Top 5 Applications I Can’t Live Without
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Since I started using Linux, I’ve found a new set of tools that help me in my work everyday. If not directly used for work, at least these tools help me work faster in one way or another.
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