A rebuttal to Dana Blankenhorn, who redefines "FOSS" in a very unhelpful way
Read more »It’s Free as in Freedom
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Why 'Free as in Freedom' is More Important Than Ever for Linux Users
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Bruce Byfield wonders why isn't "free as in freedom" more important to more Linux users? Is it all about free as in free of cost, or "free as in freeloader"?
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Warzone 2100: Free Single And Multi-Player Real-Time Strategy Game
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Warzone 2100 is a free, real-time strategy and real-time tactics hybrid computer game for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX which offers campaign, tutorial, multi-player and single-player skirmish game modes, unit designer, unit experience system, and everything you would expect from a modern RTS game.
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Free as in Speech vs. Free as in Beer, Redux
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"Well it's bound to be popular isn't it?" you'll hear the non-tech savvy say. "Everyone loves something that's free."
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GNU/Linux, what a great pair!
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Everything is better in pairs. GNU and Linux compliment each other very well and one can't live without the other. Once you give GNU/Linux a try you won't understand how you lived without it. All the best things in life are free ;-)
Read more »Higher-Order Perl | free download in PDF format
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Higher-Order Perl is about functional programming techniques in Perl. It's about how to write functions that can modify and manufacture other functions. That way your code is more flexible and more reusable.
Read more »Microsoft Teaches the Public That Free is Illegal
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Shameless tactics from Microsoft describe Free software as "piracy" and now an "endemic problem"
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0 A.D. Now Open Source
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0 A.D. is a free, cross-platform, under-development, 3D, historically-based, real-time strategy game. It has been in production of some form for nearly 8 years, has 150k lines of code in the engine, and hundreds of dedicated (and now shared) models. And now it is open source.
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Microsoft reminds us that Windows is f*cking expensive
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Microsoft has finally released the pricing structure for Windows 7. The good news is that the new version of Windows will be a bit cheaper than the equivalent version of Windows Vista. The bad news is that since I am now used to receiving Ubuntu for free this made me realize that a Windows 7 license is in fact f*cking expensive!
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Stellarium: planetarium for your desktop
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Stellarium is a great piece of software that works on several different computer platforms. If you are interested in astronomy or would like to teach your children about it than give it a try.
Read more »90% of computers controlled by one company?
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Microsoft Windows is running on 90% of computers around the globe. This should alarm people and the government. Such a monopoly stifles innovation and competition. We need to start using alternatives that are available.
Read more »What's wrong with free?
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These days there's lots of talk of the economy and cost cutting. It always surprises me that in one area of life there's an excellent free option and so few people are trying it?
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Jokosher: Free audio editor
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Very nice multi-track audio editor. Designed from the ground up to be easy to use and flexible.
Read more »Miro: Internet TV application
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The future of TV is going to be on the Internet. Check out Miro to watch High Definition (HD) channels.
Read more »Pyjama for Linux: Listen to Free Music
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"Python Jamendo Audio" or Pyjama is a python / GTK audio streaming application, which is thought to bring the free Jamendo - music on your PC. You can browse through artists and albums, mark your favorite songs and create playlists.
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