It is now 30 years since I launched the campaign for freedom in computing, that is, for software to be free or “libre” (we use that word to emphasize that we’re talking about freedom, not price). Some proprietary programs, such as Photoshop, are very expensive; others, such as Flash Player, are available gratis — either way, they subject their users to someone else’s power.
Read more »Why Free Software Is More Important Now Than Ever Before
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10 Tetris Games for Linux
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Here is an overview of 10 clones of the game after which a syndrome was named, some graphical and some running in a console. Hopefully you will find these useful (maybe while still watching out for the Tetris effect).
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Steam OS, Steam Machines and Valve Software’s “multiple partners”
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What about the Steam Machine, the hardware platform that will be released in 2014? For that, we know that based on the quote below, there will be more than one version.
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Valve’s Steam Controller and its haptic feedback could be a game changer
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Now, is the turn of the Steam Controller, a futuristic game controller or gamepad designed to be a replacement for the traditional gaming keyboard and mouse.
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New Taipei replaces Windows with Linux on 10,000 school PCs
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Free and Open Source Software in Taiwan has made impressive strides thanks to the work of the 'ezgo' team. They have put together a pre-configured set of Free and Open Source software that makes it easy for teachers and students to get up and running. The New Taipei City government has decided to replace Windows with GNU/Linux on 10,000 PCs for elementary schools.
Read more »Why Drupal Will Never Be as Popular as WordPress
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I don’t hate Drupal. I admit I don’t like it too much but this is not the point of the post. The point is not to bash Drupal vs WordPress. It’s only to explain why it will be never as popular. If you plan to invest in Drupal for your new site, or in creating Drupal extensions for sale, or to grow a career in Drupal development, and so on, popularity is important thing to consider.
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5 Years of KDE Community Forums
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On October 12, 2013, KDE Forums reached a significant milestone: their five year anniversary. The KDE Community Forums is the main way users can receive support from KDE. The Forums have more than 40,000 threads and over 200,000 posts. With a large number of registered users, the Forums make up the foundation for KDE user support and communication about software and applications.
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Create And Manage Encrypted Folders in Linux With encfs
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There are times when you want certain information on your computer protected from prying eyes. One way to protect your information is to encrypt your home directory. However, that does not protect your information when you are logged on to your computer. encfs allows you to create an encrypted folder and then mount it as a user filesystem using FUSE.
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Create Screencast Videos With Ease Using Kazam
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What sets Kazam apart from the rest is its omnipresence across repositories of popular Linux distros, which makes it a breeze to install. Furthermore, the tool has a simple, unintimidating and intuitive user interface that helps new users get started, and offers just the right number of tweakable controls to experienced users.
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Emmabuntüs – A Distro Tailor-made For Refurbished Computers
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Just like its idiosyncratic name, if you look past the minor peculiarities of Emmabuntüs, you’ll discover a well put together distro that’ll even appeal to users beyond its intended user base.
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Zentyal now has transparent replacement for MS Exchange
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Companies can now migrate their MS Exchange servers transparently to fully supported Zentyal servers without any interruption or change for their users because the MS Outlook clients are unable to perceive the difference between one server or other. Besides the technical advantages, this new server ensures an average of 50-85% cost savings.
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Run Automated Scripts Over SSH
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There’s a major issue with SSH’s default behaviour. You are only connected with the remote machine after you’ve manually entered the password which rules it out for any tasks you want to run unattended. Or does it?
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Yum tips for taking charge of package management in CentOS
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An important aspect of administering a CentOS server is to understand its package management system and its various online repositories. Together they ensure you are always running a secure and updated server.
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Salix Ratpoison – An Esoteric Distro For The Alpha Geeks
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If you don’t care much about fancy desktop bling, and think the keyboard is still the best means of interacting with the computer, then you’ll find yourself at home with Salix Ratpoison 14.0.1.
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Trademark Law Does Not Require Companies To Tirelessly Censor the Internet
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Over the past few days, EFF and one of our staff technologists, the talented Micah Lee, have had an illuminating back and forth with Canonical Ltd over the use of the Ubuntu mark. While we don’t believe that Canonical has acted with malice or intent to censor, its silly invocation of trademark law is disturbing. After all, not everyone has easy recourse to lawyers and the ability to push back.
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