Reading the comments left publicly and privately for “Why would I care about Microsoft?”, I realize that many people’s view of free software is outdated. To many, free software is a small, delicate idea that a juggernaut like Microsoft can overrun at will. In this circumstance – which may have existed ten years ago – fears, obsession, and paranoia are only natural.

The drive to get Linux advertised in the major media loop has begun. My associate Landy DeField and his Wife have reformated, revamped and rejuvinated the Tuxproject.com website. This is where we will make it all happen. I said we.

After taking (or exit) this survey, you can see what Digg user think of the US, but also that over 22% of them are on Linux (at this moment)

I want to talk about an interesting thought I had in regards to answering the common question of... "why is it free?" I used to reply it is free as in freedom... to which they respond with a pause a blank stare before they either say "really" or change the subject. I have not even touched on the reaction I get when I tell them that I do not need to worry about viruses and spy ware.

Where PCLinuxOS has a real edge over a distro like Ubuntu, is when it comes to the programs available in synaptic.

Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg has spoken out against a number of open source projects for profiteering from their code.

"Reforms to the WHOIS database in order to address growing privacy concerns have once again come to a halt, leaving a seven-year-old debate to continue on how much personal information should be displayed to the public..."