When I started to work at Lucid, it was pretty clear to me that I was new to the open source world. So I started by talking to open source luminaries. What I learned from them is that Open Source is a broad term – and not all open source is created equal.
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Linux Distros and the Codec Conundrum
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Is it ever acceptable for Linux distros to license codecs? Opinions range from "sure," to "never," to "no, but it's a good thing they do." It's a difficult question, said Montreal consultant Gerhard Mack. No true-blooded supporter of FOSS wants to encourage proprietary codecs, but OS distributors need to make sure things work out of the box.
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Ubuntu as Mom’s Operating System
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A lot of tech-savvy indivuals face the same dilema: their parents, who aren’t so tech-savvy, count on them to provide constant technical support for their Mom & Dad PC. This can become an incredible burden in a Windows world, where the dangers of spyware, viruses, and total system meltdown loom large.
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This is an academic call for paper which is worth the FS community (and free culture communities in general) paying attention to. Please forward it to your academic friends.
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Linux: It's the Freedom You Big Dummy
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Memorial Day weekends remind us all of those who sacrificed their lives for freedom and to protect a way of life that is based on freedom. While considering the brave men and women who stood up for what is right over the past 250 years, it made me realize a similar thing about Linux.
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An Open Source Principle: One Good Thing Leads To Another
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...exploring the fertile territory that surrounds a good idea can lead to other good ideas on a quick basis. If you think about it, that last concept is very central to how the best aspects of open source work.
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Why GNU+Linux is > GNU/Linux and > just Linux
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"Let's get the obvious out of the way, we advocate for computer software users' freedom. Let's look at it mathematically, 'GNU / Linux' means GNU divided by Linux. How does that make any sense?"
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David Koepsell on Ethical Problems With ‘Intellectual Property’
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A new talk which criticises copyright and patents of particular types
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A parallel of principles
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...If you are a FLOSS enthusiast, are you ready to start supporting closed source systems if research shows that the closed development method in fact produces better software? For example, security expert Steve Gibson recently argued persuasively on his podcast that there is no real difference in security between the closed and open source software development methodologies...
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Software Freedom Law show
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Audiopodcast of Episode 0x27: Talking about Software Freedom -- Karen and Bradley discuss their views on software freedom advocacy.
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Ubuntu: Does Freedom Matter?
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For the four years that I've been an Ubuntu user, I've grappled with this question: how important is it that Ubuntu is Free, and not just free?
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Freedom and Informed Choice
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There’s a lot of talk in the Linux and free open-source software (FOSS) communities about freedom and choice. It’s practically a mantra. Y’see, wonderful though they are, each of these awesome Linux distributions comes with a hidden price for all that ease and convenience.
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FOSS is not about deception, it's about caring for others
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A couple moments ago, I was just tinkering around with Pidgin, the famous free open source IM client. And for the first time ever, I finally stumbled upon an excellent feature that's been staring back at me for quite some time now, but for some reason, I've never cared to know what it is until now. The feature is called "OTR" which stands for "Off The Record messaging".
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A Trip Through The Cathedral & The Bazaar
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But this book was different. I'm a picky reader, but found that once I got going with Raymond's tome it was hard to put down.
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The paradox of the sauna
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Our culture and our social norms have trained us to be secret about our private life. For Jeff Jarvis, this is stronger in Germany than in the US. There is a cultural aspect of privacy. But is it really a good thing? Maybe we talk about privacy too much, and the issue is elsewhere. Furthermore, generations don’t all share the same perception of what privacy is.
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