There is only a month to go before the first KDE and Qt conference in India opens. The event will be headlined by three keynotes speakers talking on the effects of technology on culture, the law and what makes our community tick. Talks and workshops have been announced and registration is open for anyone planning to attend.
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The Ada Initiative — increasing participation of women in open technology and culture
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The Ada Initiative is a new non-profit organization dedicated to increasing participation of women in open technology and culture, which includes open source software, Wikipedia and other open data, and open social media.
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Linus Torvalds: looking back, looking forward
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Most years, Linus Torvalds comes to Australia. He apparently likes the place, so the creator of the Linux kernel makes his way to the Australian national Linux conference in January. Torvalds is an excellent subject for an interview; he never evades a question, not even if he has a single word to offer as reply. And despite claiming to have a big ego, he is indeed very approachable.
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Who Are This Year's Free Software Heroes?
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Part of what makes the free and open source software community so awe-inspiring is that countering all the negative forces on software freedom each and every day are countless positive forces, contributing, enabling and chipping away at the FUD.
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Declare your love to Free Software
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Why not make this February 14th a very special Valentine's Day? On Valentine's Day, FSFE calls on Free Software users everywhere to show their love for Free Software. It is the perfect occasion to show our love for Free Software and the possibility to use computers in freedom.
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Debian "Squeeze" makes key progress toward being a fully free distribution
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With last Saturday's "Squeeze" release, Debian took an important step towards being a fully free distribution and ensuring freedom for its users. Most GNU/Linux distributions directly or virtually include proprietary software. To promote development and use of totally free distros, the FSF publishes precise criteria for GNU/Linux distributions to fully respect users' freedom.
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Track Me! Just Track Me, GNOME Project!
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"I'm serious. The upcoming GNOME 3 release will be making some controversial changes, such as removing the Window List from the panel making for a more "task-based environment" as they say, they're also removing the Minimize and Maximize window control buttons and Desktop icons (at least at the moment that's what it seems like.)"
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Gameduino does first production run in April
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Gameduino is a game adapter for Arduino built as a single shield that has plugs for a VGA monitor and stereo speakers. Gameduino hardware is BSD licensed and code is GPL licensed.
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A decade of Freedom: FSFE turns 10
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Free Software Foundation Europe is ten years old this March. FSFE was founded in 2001 as "an organization dedicated to Free Software activities in Europe" and "the official sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the United States" in Europe. Today, FSFE works across Europe and around the world.
Read more »Could the Canonical vs. Gnome Debacle Be Good For The Free Desktop?
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There was a good amount of developer infighting on both sides over the last few months, and everyone wants to get their two cents over what a terrible tragedy this lack of collaboration truly is. But is it really? Actually, let’s consider some of the positive implications for a change.
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Savvy techies helping circumvent politically motivated shutdowns of the internet
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Ham-radios equipped with special modems, foreign satellites, and microwave ovens, ...
Technologies that transmit data under the noses of repressive authorities in this way are spreading like wildfire among pro-democracy groups.
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Fuduntu Weekly Update - Improving Terminal
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The Fuduntu Team is always looking for new ways to improve the look, and feel of our distribution. We do this by carefully choosing components that mesh together to provide a complete desktop experience.
One of the most often heard problems with Linux distributions is the difficulty of the command line, so we set out to find a way to improve it.
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Document Freedom Day celebrated around the world
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Today, activists in 37 cities around the world are raising awareness for Open Standards and open document formats. In workshops, talks and other events, they are explaining why Open Standards and Free Software are crucial to a free and competitive information society. "It's great to see the power of the community behind Document Freedom Day", says campaign coordinator Fernanda Weiden.
Read more »Happy Document Freedom Day!
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Celebrate the 4th annual Document Freedom Day by promoting OpenDocument and helping others to begin using free software and free document formats. Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for document liberation that is celebrated on the last Wednesday of every March since 2008, and which is organized and funded by the Free Software Foundation Europe.
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15 Day Software Industry Oriented Training Camp
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Swecha, part of Free Software Movement of India will be conducting a “15 Day Software Industry Oriented Training Camp” in the Summer from June 16th to June 30th of 2011 on Free & Open Source technologies (FOSS).......
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