Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced updates related to its list of fully free GNU/Linux distributions, including the addition of one new distribution called Kongoni, and a milestone release of the Trisquel system.
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanSince the very beginning, directories (of any kind) have had a very central role in the internet. (I have recently grown fond of Free Web Directory. Even Slashdot can be considered a directory: a collection of great news and invaluable user-generated comments. As far as software is concerned, doing a quick search on Google about software directories will return the free (as in freedom) software directories like Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat and so on, followed by shareware and freeware sites such as FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and All Freeware (great if you're looking for shareware and freeware, but definitely less comprehensive than their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselI read David Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software? the other day, which got me thinking about software directories in general. As David mentioned, many of the software directories one finds when doing a quick google search are free as in beer, not as in freedom. But what interests me is the software directories that already exist, providing a combination of both free as in beer software, and open source software. Sites such as Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download don't advertise themselves as providing free as in liberty software, but each of them have a good selection of open source software available... if you know where to look.
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Trisquel GNU/Linux 3.0
Trisquel GNU/Linux: « We are proud to announce the Trisquel GNU/Linux 3.0 release, codenamed Dwyn [...] By December 11, 2008, Trisquel GNU/Linux was included by the Free Software Foundation in the list of free GNU/Linux distributions available at the GNU webpage, following the verification process taken to ensure the commitment of the Trisquel development team and community to promoting and distributing only 100% free software. »
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Where is Fedora?
My biggest concern is: Why is Fedora not endorsed? I mean, the distro is one of the more popular ones (competing one the level of Ubuntu and Debian), and it has gone a long way in keeping commitment with Free Software. I really hope to see Fedora on the endorsement list really soon.
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Kongoni added to FSF Free distribution list
Kongoni: « As we reported on the site news a few months ago, Kongoni was evaluated by the Free Software Foundation. As it had always been our goal to create a fully-free distribution based on FSF guidelines it was important to us to get the recognition from the FSF for our efforts, first and foremost as it adds an impartial evaluation to help us identify problem areas and sets a clear standard for us to live up to. The addition to the FSF's listing is an endorsement that our system truly is free, and that we are committed to fixing any freedom-harming issues if they are discovered... »