A lot of us spend a lot of time talking about how we are preaching the value of Linux to our Linux using friends, but how hard are we collectively working to make sure others outside of our comfort zone understand that popular Linux distros are a viable OS alternative? If you are like me, you probably are not doing nearly enough.
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2007 earns Apache more feathers in its cap
Open source and all-volounteer group, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), today announced that last year finished as its strongest yet.
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Mozilla Gets 'Humanized'
As part of its continuing effort to humanize the Web, open source browser vendor Mozilla is getting some new humans for its development effort.
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Douglas Crockford: The Discovery of JSON
"I do not claim to have invented JSON. I claim only that I discovered it. It existed in nature. I identified it, gave it a name, and showed how it was useful..."
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Tinyme Test 7
"TinyMe test 7 is now available! [...] TinyMe is a PCLinuxOS-based distribution which is targeted at older computers and people who want a very light and fast desktop environment..."
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Parrot 0.5.2 released, now with "make perl6"
"On behalf of the Parrot team, I'm proud to announce Parrot 0.5.2 "P.e. nipalensis." Parrot is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages..."
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Submitshop Open Source Social BookMarking Tool
Please check this tool which will be provided as open source for public so that they can freely use it under GPL! This is good social bookmarking tool for SEO community!
Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and "tagging" them with keywords. Bookmarking, on the other hand, is the practice of saving the address of a Web site you wish to visit in the future on your computer.
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The Future of Ideas is now Free
"After a productive and valuable conversation with my publisher, Random House, they've agreed to permit The Future of Ideas to be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license..."
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Which OS is more User Friendly and Intuitive?
The widely accepted majority opinion about operating systems is that for some unspeakable reason Windows is the pinnacle and a shining beacon of usability.
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On tool boxes
"Apparently, people are bashing Joshua Jackson (a.k.a. tsunam) for posting his opinion (which happens to be shared among lots of us). So just in case someone hasn't read what he said yet, I'm going to link his posts here. Please, do read them..."
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Gentoo 2007.1 release canceled.
"...The releng team decided just before Christmas to cancel the release and roll all the effort into Gentoo 2008.0 since no possibility existed of getting a well-tested 2007.1 release out before 2008."
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Is Open Source the Answer to Software Piracy?
Ever since the dawn of commercial software, piracy has been a problem without a realistic solution that meets the needs of both the software vendor and the end user. From serial keys to outright DRM (digital rights management) schemes, the software industry has left no preventive measure untried.
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Wesnoth 1.3.14 is out!
"Here it is, Wesnoth 1.3.14. But this version is not "only" 1.3.14, it is also the first beta release for the upcoming 1.4 stable series. This release is basically feature complete. For the next weeks, hmm, better say months, there will only be bugfixes, translation updates, maybe some graphics updates and many more bugfixes. From now on Wesnoth trunk is under feature and string freeze..."
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FCC Seeks Comments Regarding Comcast P2P Practices, Etc.
"...The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau today issued two calls for comments related to Network Management Practices By Broadband Network Operators -- Translation: Fallout from the recent Comcast P2P interference debacle..."
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EFF's 17th Birthday Party in San Francisco
"Tomorrow evening, join EFF in celebrating our 17th year of defending digital rights! Since 1990, EFF has been there fighting for freedom and civil liberties..."
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