In this special episode, we talk to Bradley M. Kuhn of the FSLC & FSC about software freedom, litigation against open source developers, the future and thread of web services that aren’t open, the AGPL and poker.
Read more »Ubiquitous Linux, or, how to become a household commodity
Whether it was to your taste or not, there’s no denying the ASUS Eee Linux subnotebook was a massive sales success. Demand far exceeded initial production so it’s not surprising competitor models are on their way. And here’s why the hardware manufacturers are going to bring Linux to the masses far in advance of any amount of Ubuntu fanboyism.
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Will Epiphany be able to compete with Firefox's extensions?
I recently looked at the forthcoming Epiphany browser based-on-Webkit. However, some people told me that Firefox has so many extensions that it would not be possible for a new browser to compete, even among the target audience of GNOME users. Is this true?
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The cheapest Linux laptop on the planet?
Forget the One Laptop Per Child project hyperbole, there seems to be another contender emerging which is deserving of the title 'cheapest Linux laptop on the planet' despite having very little in the way of publicity when compared to the OLPC machine.
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Party With Ubuntu
Ubuntu Tamil Team gave a Pary at Chennai to celebrate its Third year. Here is the review and snaps of the event.
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Why I Prefer Linux Past to Present
Todays rant will be based upon my history with linux, why I prefer linux, and some Windows desktop administration. Although I am 90% linux/unix in every aspect of computing, every once in a great while I get drawn into a situation that allows me to spend a few hours in the shoes of the windows desktop administrator.
Read more »Google defends open source from 'poisonous people'
A poisonous person would be anyone who puts a drag on collaborative coding, from cruel souls who enjoy tossing a wrench into the works to social misfits who screw things up simply by being themselves.
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Got Vision?
Seven years ago this week I published my first online commentary piece. The topic was the predicted death of the Linux desktop brought on by the demise of Eazel, the original developer of GNOME’s Nautilus file manager. A lot has happened since that time, but not precisely how I would have predicted it would. Let’s review.
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Geek of the Month: Eric S. Raymond
If you ask me who's the proudest hacker in the world, I would say that it's Eric S. Raymond. ESR, as he is often called, is a computer programmer and open source software evangelist. He is also a well-known author and has been very influential in giving the term 'hacker' a positive image.
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Full Circle Magazine: Issue 13, out now
This month:
* Flavor of the Month - Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
* How-To : Organize an Ubuntu Demo Day/Party, TV Feast for Ubuntu, Using GIMP Part 2, Create Your Own Server Part 5 and Automatic Backup via Email.
* My Opinion - What is Web 2.0?
* MOTU Interview - Luca Falavigna
* Letters, Q&A, MyDesktop, Top5 and more!
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The A-Z of programming languages: AWK
Computerworld Australia recently spoke to Professor Aho to learn more about the development of AWK, in the first of a series of investigations into the most widely used programming languages.
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Transmission Asia-Pacific - EngageMedia and Ruangrupa
News from alternative media: Transmission Asia-Pacific is a meeting of video activists and free software developers using online video distribution for social justice and media democracy. - Sukabumi, Indonesia, May 19-25, 2008. http://transmission.cc/txap ..."
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Killing With Kindness
I read the Boycott Novell (BN) site fairly regularly, even if I don't always agree with what it has to say. I consider Roy Schestowitz, one of the site's creators, a good guy and (thus far) we have had a very cordial relationship. But the tone of the BN site is almost always in rant mode, which is not my preferred reading style; and Schestowitz and I have some other core differences too.
Read more »New opensource Drigg/Drupal powered website: DesignBump
Trying for the niche market angle, DesignBump is a social media/news site for designers.
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Quote of the Week from RMS
RMS: «We won't refuse to fix this problem in GNU Emacs, but the best solution is ... don't use Windows Vista. (See badvista.org.)»
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