A little while ago I found a very intelligent, well presented argument discussing the responsibility of Linux users to install antivirus software.
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Windows to Ubuntu (Round two) (Installing Ubuntu)(Dual-boot optional)
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I think this is best done as a numbered list.
However, before I get into this: It is possible to dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows. This means that when you turn on your computer, you’ll get a menu that says “Ubuntu” and “Windows” and you can pick which one to boot into.
Read more »Windows to Ubuntu (Round One) (Why you should switch…or shouldn’t)
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So I’m a little bit bored waiting for people to get back to me on my Python help thread, so I decided that I’d write this. It’s another one of those tip-of-the-iceberg topics, but whatever.
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September 24 Is World Day Against Software Patents
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"Brussels, 2nd September 2008 -- A global coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers has declared the 24th of September to be the 'World Day Against Software Patents' [...] A global petition asking to effectively stop software patents worldwide will be launched on 24 September 2008, together with specific additional requests for certain regions such as Europe, the Un
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21st Century Desktops, Linux or Windows, Does It Matter?
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It is with considerable amusement I view the verbal skirmishes between the gathering Linux and Windoze factions, almost like watching differing Religious sects gather.
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Windows Vista committed suicide
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[...]He arrived at his destination. He started formatting himself (he couldn’t be discovered. It was the first and the most important rule: his code must remain secret, always. No exceptions). When he had almost being converted to NULL positions, he managed to finish with his pain, finally. Nobody will never be able to programme him again, he didn’t worth it.
Read more »Two Bits - The Cultural Significance of Free Software
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«I have recently finished reading the book "Two Bits - The Cultural Significance of Free Software" by Christopher M. Kelty, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.
In summary, the book examines the development of the free software movement from an anthropological point of view (it is based on research work done as part of the authors PhD thesis)...»
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Democratic National Convention against GNU/Linux or bought by Microsoft?
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I know what most people must be thinking- this is just another crazy GNU/Linux zealot. Well, I’m not. Let me set things straight. This isn’t about GNU/Linux vs Linux, this isn’t about the Democratic National Convention being anti-GNU/Linux or being bought by Microsoft. No.
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The paradox of FOSS projects supporting Windows
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FOSS applications for Windows don't seem to get the same respect and support that their Linux counterparts do, even when they are genuine 100% GPL or BSD or whatever a person's favorite license is. Some say they are good introductions to FOSS; some think they're tainted and nasty and prop up the evil monopolist.
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Apple still sucks
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"... But developers, too, are irked by Apple's secrecy and limits on the kind of programs they can design. An unusually restrictive agreement they must sign keeps them from comparing notes even with fellow programmers."
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RFIDs in Mexico
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RMS: «Mexicans are injecting themselves with RFIDs in a futile attempt to prevent kidnaping.
This is laughable, but the danger of it is real. If a practice becomes widespread even for stupid reasons, that makes it easier for society to make everyone do it. »
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Free Software Foundation Europe at the European Social Forum in Malmö in September
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"...From September 17th to 21st 2008 the European Social Forum (ESF) is being held in Malmö, in the south of Sweden. The forum is by far the biggest meeting place for social movements and a progressive civil society in Europe - with the aim to create a better Europe and a better world. More than 20 000 people are expected to participate in Malmö.
Read more »How world-changing are the culture and politics of free software?
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"Geert Lovink interviews Christopher Kely on the issues covered by his book Two Bits, before Kelty’s joining of the UCLA staff in August 2008. This is a really grand interview that poses all the right questions and issues, and I may engage with it further in the future, but here is just the text of the interview itself..." --
Read more »NZ Greens connect to Free Software
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"I released our IT policy on Tuesday just before introducing Richard Stallman at his Dunedin talk “Copyright vs Community”. Richard found my reference to “quote intellectual property unquote” somewhat difficult - you can read it here..."
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Be involved in the organization of the workshops WSF S&D
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"One of the immediate stakes of the FSM S&D is to allow the exchange between the scientists and the social movements in the FSM ( especially at the self-managed workshops) on subjects connected to the mobilizations of the social movements.) To facilitate this process, we are seeking researchers to ask them to share with the social movements, the scientific controversies which move, of their point
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