Problem: They want to use DNS to spy on us; track us; censor us; threaten us and ban us.
Answer: Scrap DNS!
The Internet Distributed Open Name System project
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Free Software GSM Presentation on Dec. 9th
http://aligunduz.org –
You have gotten used to the idea of Android and Meego? Let's see what you'll think about the possibility of Free Software handling what your cell phone is primarily made for.
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Free Software Foundation's software repository hacked
http://www.infoworld.com –
The Web front end for a Free Software Foundation software repository remains down after the server it was hosted on was attacked last week.
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Savannah and www.gnu.org downtime
http://www.fsf.org –
Over the weekend, Savannah was compromised. Here's a chronological account of the events: […]
We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to Savannah users by this attack, and thank you for your patience while we work to bring back an improved service.
Mozilla exec tells Microsoft, Google and Apple to 'stop being evil'
http://www.pcr-online.biz –
A representative of Firefox web browser developer Mozilla, has criticised computing giants for ‘unwanted plug-ins’ installed by the companies into the Firefox browser. “Why do they think this is okay?
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Open-source Social Network Diaspora Goes Live
http://www.pcworld.com –
Diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built on open-source code, has cracked open its doors for business today, at least for a handful of invited participants.
Read more »Ubuntu: Rolling release rumours wrong
http://www.h-online.com –
Recent news has suggested that the Ubuntu Linux distribution is to change to a rolling release schedule. Ubuntu's Rick Spencer has now issued a statement that these rumours are wrong
Read more »Kernel Log: Fast response times via process groups
http://www.h-online.com –
With the automatic creation of process groups, the desktop interface should remain responsive even when a large number of processes are making the CPU sweat. Meanwhile, the development of 2.6.37 is in full swing, and new stable kernels replace their predecessors; 2.6.35, on the other hand, has reached the end of its life
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Being US-centric does not serve GNOME Foundation well
http://www.itwire.com –
itwire.com: The GNOME Foundation has been forced to change the rules for a design contest it is holding after one of its members objected to the exclusion of certain countries.
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee on the state of the WWW on its 20th anniversary
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The Web is critical not merely to the digital revolution but to our continued prosperity—and even our liberty. Like democracy itself, it needs defending.
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Healtcheck: openSUSE - Community before code
http://www.h-online.com –
The openSUSE community is on a voyage of introspection and self discovery. SuSE Linux has been around in one form or another since 1992, and, with the possible exception of Slackware, has an older provenance than any other Linux distribution, yet openSUSE is still in search of a unifying vision that sets it apart from its rivals and its past.
Read more »Three unspoken blockers that prevent professors from teaching open source community participation
http://opensource.com –
Sebastian Dziallas and I sat down last weekend at the 2010 Frontiers in Education conference with a group of professors from the Teaching Open Source community. "What are the biggest blockers that you're facing in doing this,"
Read more »Ubuntu developer summit proceedings
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This page summarizes many of the outcomes of the event, and for each track there is a link to further detailed notes. Please note: these are proceedings and plans, and some of these things may not get completed as planned for whatever reason. As such, please read this list as a set of goals, and not a promise of what Ubuntu 11.04 will include.
Read more »Apache declares war on Oracle over Java
http://www.itworld.com –
Charging that Oracle has willfully disregarded the licensing terms for its own Java technology, the Apache Software Foundation has called upon other members of the Java Community Process (JCP) to vote against the next proposed version of the language, should Oracle continue to impose restrictions on open-source Java use.
Read more »Why You Should Only Buy Linux Pre-Installed on your Systems
http://www.geeksaresexy.net –
Many Linux users are geeks, and vice versa, and geeks can build their own systems or at least install an OS, so why should we buy systems with Linux pre-installed? Why is it so important if the OS is free? Let’s talk about a little thing called “market share.”
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