Nominations are now open for the Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The winner could be someone you know, or someone whose work you admire, but don't mull over your recommendation too long -- entries must be submitted by September 30.
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Help your favorite "public interest" free software project win $10,000
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GNU/Linux Install Fest and Free Software Seminar Series in Technopark
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"GNU/Linux Users Group Trivandrum (http://www.ilug-tvm.org) and Zyxware Technologies(http://www.zyxware.com) are organizing a 5 day GNU/Linux Install Fest at Park Center, Technopark..."
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Stickers and banners for candle light vigil against software patents
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Yesterday I blogged on my greatest contribution to the Say No To Software Patent event to be held at Bangalore - a piece of web banner. Today there is something more. A sticker and t-shirt design!
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Volunteer spotlight: Yavor Doganov
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"Yavor Doganov is the translations coordinator for gnu.org and the author of GNUnited Nations, a new project which hopes to make management of translations significantly easier. He lives in Bulgaria.
Questions were asked by Matt Lee, FSF campaigns manager..."
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The Last Mile is Always the Hardest - by John Sullivan
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"Software licenses and patents aren't the only ways proprietary software vendors can restrict the freedoms of computer users. A key component of our overall campaign for software freedom is making sure that the hardware we buy is not an obstacle to the exercise of our freedoms.
Read more »GNU is 25 - by Matt Lee
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"After some difficult developmental years, this September marks the 25th birthday of GNU, and we're going to be celebrating in style..."
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Is the “killer app” argument dead?
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The other day I was talking with a bunch of other tech heads about the ongoing Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux market share war and why, from a stats point of view, that Mac and Linux were still trailing far behind Windows.
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[FSF] Submit your nominations for the 2008 Free Software Awards
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A reminder published on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 on the info-fsf mailing-list: "Nominations are requested by 31 October 2008..."
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Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation
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Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu ® looks to support cross-industry collaboration and promotion to fuel Linux growth. The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation.
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5 Anti-Linux Sites You Must Follow!
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Wait…what? Ever since I read Jeremy Allison’s blog post about why we need to hear criticisms from people who dislikes Linux, I have been thinking a lot about what he said and how it hits very close to my own philosophy about life: In order to improve, you need to be open to criticisms; even from your enemies.
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Spend your vacation getting started with OpenStreetMap
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We have written about the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project many times, but we have yet to explain how to get started with it as a contributor. Since it is the vacation high season in the Northern Hemisphere and many more people will be hitting the maps, this is the perfect time. You can contribute a lot to the project even if you don't own a Global Positioning System (GPS) device -- or even a compass.
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[PDF] Richard Stallman at the University of Waikato - Wednesday 20 August
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"...The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright to promote progress, for the benefit of the public then we must make changes in the other direction..."
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 18
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Latest comic strip from the Bizarre Cathedral by merc and crimperman. "A little obvious but I couldn't let this one pass."
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The top 4 internet flame wars about free software
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Everyone knows about the infamous internet wars. Ranging from operating systems to text editors to code indentation style, these wars have wreaked havoc on the web for years. The topics range from serious topics like religion to serious geek topics like operating systems to just plain stupid topics like code indentation style.
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Videocast: Richard Stallman in New Zealand
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"Richard Stallman's tour of New Zealand has covered issues of copyright and the free software movement. He is fervently against restrictions on sharing, saying such restrictions are an attack on society.
In this must-hear speech on copyright, Stallman introduces the foundation principles of the Free Software movement and then discusses the origins, uses and abuses of the laws of copyright..."
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