On security, customization, hardware, reliability, and price, Linux blows Apples contender out of the water. Not to mention respecting the basic users' freedoms to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.
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Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers
The results of a study conducted by researchers from Duke University, Penn State University, and Intel Labs have revealed that a significant number of popular Android applications transmit private user data to advertising networks without explicitly asking or informing the user.
Read more »Sintel: new movie from Blender's team, is available for download
Our short animation film now has been published online for everyone to watch and spread! It's been an exciting moment for our team, and for everyone who as eagerly awaited this moment. We hope you enjoy it!
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EFF supports Microsoft in seeking to make it easier to invalidate patents
Today EFF, joined by Public Knowledge, the Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Apache Software Foundation, filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case in which Microsoft is trying to make it easier to invalidate an issued U.S. patent.
Read more »Open Government Licence enables re-use of information
The UK Open Government Licence is a key element of the Government's commitment to greater transparency. It provides a single set of terms and conditions for anyone wishing to use or license government information and removes some of the existing barriers to re-use.
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DRM In (and Out) of Schools
There are two major reasons why Kindles and iPads have no place in schools, both of which are related to DRM (Digital Restrictions Management).
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KDE and Science
he scientific mindset shares a lot with that of free software and so it is no surprise that there are plenty of scientists within our community, nor that KDE has some strong applications in the world of science.
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P2P next community CDN for video distribution
As Wikimedia and the community embark on campaigns and programs to increase video contribution and usage on the site, we are starting to see video usage on Wikimedia sites grow and we hope for it to grow a great deal more.
Read more »How to password-protect GRUB
Password-protecting the bootloader is one method you may employ to enhance the physical security profile of your computer. GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, is the default bootloader on virtually all Linux distributions, but on a significant number, the installer does not have support for setting a GRUB password.
Read more »Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' Release Candidate is Available Now, Complete Review
Ubuntu 10.10 codenamed 'Maverick Meerkat' just reached to Release Candidate version. The final version will be released on October, 10.I have been testing Ubuntu 10.10 from 2nd Alpha onwards. The development have been going at fast pace with constant addition of new features and bug fixes.
Read more »The FSF and project harmony
We just published an article about contribution agreements for free software projects from our president Richard Stallman.
Read more »Richard Stallman and the free software movement
Richard Stallman is currently touring Australia. On September 16 he spoke to Greg Adamson in Melbourne.
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BIND 9.7.2-P2 is now available
New bugfix and security fix release of free softwared most commonly used Domain Name System (DNS) server on the Internet.
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How to update to ubuntu 10.10 final release candidate
Ubuntu final release candidate is now available for download.
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Interested in free video formats? We need your help!
We're looking for a few volunteers willing to commit an average of a few hours per week as reliable technical consultants helping people transcode their videos to free formats like WebM and Ogg Theora. In particular, we want to provide this assistance for people who record videos of Richard Stallman's speeches around the world, and other FSF events.
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanFrom the very start, directories have served a very useful purpose on the Internet. (One I find useful for example is Free Web Directory). News sites can also be considered directories: they index and categorize news stories! What about categorizing software? In the open source world you get Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat; there are still, believe it or not, shareware and freeware directories like FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and Freeware Downloads (although you need to be careful, as they are not like their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselAbout Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software?, it's clear that the topic of software directories is very hot. Most of what you find on Google, however, are not pointing to free and open soruce software -- or worse, they mix the two. Examples of such sites are Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download, which simply don't focus on "free as in freedom", and still can be used as good free software directories.