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Using a wiki for FOSS application documentation

http://www.linux.com

For a lot of programmers, writing an application is fun, but writing its manual is not. Adding new features, refining the product, and responding to users' input are all more rewarding than writing instructions on how to use the software. However, good documentation is necessary to have happy, informed users who can contribute meaningfully to future development.

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Created by docsmartz 19 hours 33 min ago – Made popular 10 hours 11 min ago
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The 25 Year Old BSD Bug

http://osnews.com

"A few days ago, Marc Balmer, OpenBSD developer, received an email from an OpenBSD user. [...] Despite his initial reaction, he decided to dig deeper into this case, and he uncovered a bug that had been sitting in the code of all BSDs (including Mac OS X), including a lot of old releases. He confirmed the bug was already in 4.2BSD, released in August of 1983."

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Created by cpoliticas 15 hours 15 min ago – Made popular 4 hours 42 min ago
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U.S. lawmakers introduce new net neutrality bill

http://www.infoworld.com

Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic.

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Created by peacemaker 17 hours 43 min ago – Made popular 15 min 19 sec ago
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Total power over execution of a program

http://www.stallman.org

RMS: «The EFF is fighting an attempt to twist copyright law to give the software developer total power over execution of the program. Victory in this case will not eliminate the practice of restricting how users run proprietary programs. It will only limit the developers to using contracts as the means. This will not make users free.

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Created by can.axis 17 hours 29 min ago – Made popular 9 hours 8 min ago
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