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Read more »Does the European Commission Harbour a Destruction of Free/Open Source Software Workgroup?
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The Year of the Linux Desktop
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I have heard every year predictions of each year being the year of the Linux desktop. I've got some bad news for you. It's not coming soon. Not this decade, probably not the next. The good news? We don't need a year of the Linux desktop.
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Wietse Venema and Creative Commons announced as winners of the annual free software awards
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"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced the winners of the annual free software awards during the GNU/Linux conference LibrePlanet, held on March 21-22 at Harvard Science Center in Cambridge, MA. Creative Commons was honored with the Award for Projects of Social Benefit, and Wietse Venema was honored with the Award for the Advancement of Free Software.
Read more »Ambivalence about free software in Latin America
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"Just returning from the LibrePlanet 2009 conference, I had the opportunity to talk to some of the most hardcore software freedom advocates and see their reactions to the single largest regional implementation of free software in the real world anywhere on earth, in Latin America..."
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The Javascript Trap - by Richard Stallman
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"You may be running non-free programs on your computer every day without realizing it—through your web browser..."
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10+1 things to tell your boss why you should migrate to Linux
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A while ago somebody asked me what he could tell his boss to convince him to migrate to Linux, so I made him a small list.
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The politics of the command line
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Software is an unlikely medium for social change, and an inauspicious starting point. Free software cannot produce vaccines or treat disease. Nor can it put a roof over an orphan's head or fill an empty stomach.
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Must-Have Free Open Source Tools for Freelancers
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As a freelancer, you don’t have to fork over expensive commercial software: there are plenty high-quality open source applications and utilities that can help you to run your daily business smoothly.
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Stallman: Free software Is Not About Saving Money
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Companies turning to open source in the recession should know that free software is about much more, according to the GNU founder.
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Top 10 Open Source Game Projects To Revive
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Charlie lists ten projects that have been on ice for years and that are more than worthy of being revived. The C&C-like "Boson" and original destroyable-terrain "Slickworm" are on that list.
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The beauty of Free Software Development and Free Software Community
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When you work in the software industry, either in the services sector, or in the products sector, you never get to see the harmony, the cooperation and the amiability that, you find in the Free Software Community.
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Boycott Skype
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If you want to understand what Skype actually is, it might help to picture an almighty telephone and mail company. This company can not only spy on your private conversations and has total control over them, but it also forces you to use it. It owns the telephone lines and all mail transportation and does not let other companies use them.
Read more »Linux the cool factor part 3 - Freedom -
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In the first part of this series of articles I stated some things about designers and their apple computers, I said that these machines are overpriced and overhyped. This made some people think this articles were about Linux vs Apple. I got a lot of comments from people who seem to like apple:-) and a lot of arguments, some probably valuable.
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Dirt simple video editing for GNU/Linux
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Video editing under GNU/Linux is actually dirt simple, but too many people are scared off of video editing under GNU/Linux when they see the user interfaces for complex programs like Cinelerra or The Open Movie Editor or KDEnlive. Fortunately, Kino offers an easy solution, and this article steps you through the process of getting started.
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Free Software Foundation Europe Celebrates Eighth Birthday
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For eight years now, the Free Software Foundation Europe has been working tirelessly for basic rights and freedoms in an increasingly software-driven society. The 11th of March 2009 sees another major milestone passed, with its 2^3 (eighth) birthday being celebrated by its friends, Fellows and associates.
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