"...Even though MakerBot is both a hardware and software solution, the ideals and infrastructure that the free software movement has pushed forward has given us the scaffolding to build the 3D printing hardware we share with our community and the world using the GPL license..."
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GNU Users Group Los Angeles
"GUG LA is the GNU Users Group of Los Angeles, located in California, USA. Objectives include the networking of local GNU hackers, participation in GNU projects, and promotion of free software..."
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Submit your nominations for the 2009 Free Software Awards
"BOSTON, September 15, 2009--The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNU Project today announced the request for nominations for the 12th annual Free Software Awards..."
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Interview with Richard Stallman - posted 09 Feb 2009 by Hillary Rettig
"...The free software movement’s biggest failure is an ironic one: our free software became so appealing to geeks that usage and development of free programs spread much more than the appreciation of the freedom that the movement is based on. As a result, our views came to be seen as eccentric in the community that we built..." (RMS)
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Philippines: an effort to persuade everyone to be involved in the Free Software Movement
"...The first part of the Youth Congress was full of interesting discussions and a collaborative effort to persuade everyone to be involved in the Free Software Movement..."
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gNewSense 2.3 released!
"The gNewSense project is pleased to announce version 2.3 of its 100% FSF Free GNU/Linux distribution, in the form of a point update to the release codenamed ‘deltah’..."
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Teams registered for SFD 2009
"The most important part of Software Freedom Day! Look for your closest team, or start a team in your town. All teams are most easily found on our interactive map. Go zooming around the planet and see which countries have the most SFD events! ..." —— via teams - Software Freedom Day Wiki ——
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Software Freedom Day In Maryland
"Software Freedom Day is coming up quick. Here in Maryland the Ubuntu Loco team will be presenting a series of talks to educate the public on Free software..."
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The ethical cultivation of peer producers through norms, dialogue, and conflict
"This article is a detailed examination of ethical cultivation as it occurs in the Debian project,.."
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Gartner Group is Attacking Free Software, Again
The crusade against everything Free(dom) is still being waged by the Gartner Group
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(Video) The Last Patch: A Funny Movie About The Battle Between Microsoft And Open Source in Arabia.
The battle between Microsoft and Open Source is never ending. This video produced by Jordanians mimic how fanatics on both sides defend their turf.
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GPL is the the most successful copyright licence ever, says NZOSS president
"The Gnu General Public Licence (GPL) has been around in one form or another since the Gnu manifesto published by Richard Stallman in 1985. The free software movement founded at that time has not simply created the most successful copyright licence ever, it has acted as a guide to other, similar movements..."
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4 + 1 ways to celebrate the Software Freedom Day
With the Software Freedom Day fast approaching, the Free Software Foundation and communities across the world are planning their activities and are preparing to celebrate and promote Free Software in their region.
Read more »OLPC Deployment in the Greek Village of Sminthi
From September 2009 students in the Greek high school of Sminthi will use OLPC XO-1 laptops inside and outside the classroom.
Read more »We're looking for a few good programs
"Are you? Chances are, if you spend any time hacking, new code is always a useful thing. Well, we're here to help you out. For those of you who don't know, the Free Software Directory is updated almost daily with fresh new code just for you.
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