Furious! This describes the response of a portion of the Dutch free and open source afficionados when hearing about the idea that OpenOffice.org might get advertisements as part of the binary package. Jonathan Schwartz (Sun Microsystems), who launched the idea on his weblog (and already retracted it), was aware the idea could cause a furor.

One of the most fun ways to get your daily dose of Linux and other FOSS-related news is to listen to a podcast.

He's known as a jovial comedian with a vocabulary wider than the Grand Canyon. But an afternoon with Windows Vista has seemingly turned Stephen Fry into a intemperate, foul-mouthed illiterate.

Has the time come at last to live a Microsoft-free life? That thought crossed my mind yesterday morning as I read an announcement from IBM that (with Canonical Inc.) it was offering a new Linux-based virtual desktop suite that, at user prices as low as $59, would compete directly with the iconic Microsoft Office.

Catching up with friends and a gourmet lunch on the first day of Free Software Free Society Conference on Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture in Thiruvananthapuram.

Hello, I'm pleased to let you know that Nathive image editor project has released new alpha version (0.811) with changes detailed below and, most important, source code under the terms of GNU GPLv3 Free Software License. Want to be part of the community? ...

Public can now listen to all the talks happening in the main hall at GISS.tv

Just point your media player at http://giss.tv:8000/fsfs.ogg (or just click on the link http://giss.tv/interface/?mp=fsfs.ogg ) and watch out the stream of all the talks. Check the schedule for what’s being heard right now, and don’t miss the opportunity.

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