"Mercurial [Hg for short] is a Distributed Version Control System. Instead of using a single repository per project, each developer can have their own repository." -- via http://understandinglimited.com/2008/08/07/ff-h/
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Software Freedom Day - Heads up!!!!
http://nordickiwi.no-ip.com –
"Software Freedom Day in Sweden is soon upon us,
Saturday 20 September 2008, please don’t forget this important day..."
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autonom.us aims to be think-tank on network service software licensing issues
http://www.linux.com –
"Network services are one of the fastest growing areas in modern software. However, while network services have much of the convenience of free software, only a minority are available under a free license. In fact, it was only last November that the Free Software Foundation (FSF) released the GNU Affero General Public License for network services.
Read more »Welcome to Gna!
https://gna.org –
"...Loïc Dachary (who also started GNU Savannah) and several former GNU Savannah maintainers set up "Gna!" as a continuation of the Savannah project, but this would be hosted on servers owned by the Free Software Foundation France..." -- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gna!
* http://fsffrance.org/
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On the savannah, where the gnu roam...
http://www.fsf.org –
"There are many services that will host your project's source code, mailing lists and bug trackers. While very few of these services charge for their services, most of them are built on proprietary software. Worse, some of them have started adding adverts for proprietary software in their mailing lists, or refusing projects with certain free software licenses [...] So, what's the alternative?
Read more »The OSI board video was odd and revealing.
http://www.fsdaily.com –
Without being prompted for anything other than an introduction, at least two Open Source Initiative board members expressed their wish that the OSI should become a membership-based organization.
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The OSI board video was odd and revealing.
Meet the people behind the Open Source Initiative (video)
Without being prompted for anything other than an introduction, at least two Open Source Initiative board members expressed their wish that the OSI should become a membership-based organization.
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Graphical overview of Django's bug tracker
http://www.mininglabs.com –
Nice graphical overview of the evolution of django's tickets
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Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase
https://wiki.ubuntu.com –
"For a long time now, Ubuntu has included on the CD a small collection of media files that can be used to show off a new Ubuntu system. This content has always included a sound and a video clip, both using the free Ogg Vorbis and Theora formats.
Read more »Mozilla SSL policy bad for the Web
http://pandion.ferrus.net –
"Mozilla Firefox 3 limits usable encrypted (SSL) web sites to those who are willing to pay money to one of their approved digital certificate vendors. This policy is bad for the web. Not only does it make users less secure overall by reducing the number of encrypted connections, it damages the basic principle of equality among web participants..."
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Linux and the GNU Project
http://www.gnu.org –
"Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project..."
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When software protection is good for FOSS
http://www.raiden.net –
Recently there have been numerous discussions on software and media piracy, with a few people even saying that open source could be the solution to stopping software piracy... However, software piracy is one of open source's biggest enemies, and few people realize that.
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Coinventer of LISP dies
http://www.washingtonpost.com –
"Louis Hodes, a co-inventer of the LISP programming language dies. As a research assistant, Dr. Hodes took part in the pioneering work being done in the development of the computer programming language LISP, used in artificial intelligence research.
Read more »LinuxLeak launches but no FSDaily!
http://www.linuxleak.com –
A new Linux rss aggregator has just been launched but it doesn't include FSDaily! Give them some feedback! http://www.linuxleak.com/contact/
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Is Free Software dependent on the Internet?
http://trombonechamp.wordpress.com –
Is Free Software dependent on the Internet? I have fantasized a (hopefully) comical situation that describes where I believe Free Software would be today if the Internet had never been invented.
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