Let's face it, open source software runs the Internet. Without it we wouldn't have basic services like DNS, or even the web server that's sending you this page. This isn't a new phenomenon. People have been writing and distributing OSS software since the Internet was born. I'm always amused when people characterize it as a new-fangled thing.
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Public Service Announcement to Debian and Ubuntu Users
http://brian.mastenbrook.net –
"... «A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledge of the system.
Read more »gitweb + apache + gentoo
http://www.philsergi.com –
"This is meant as a quick tutorial to get gitweb up and running on gentoo with apache as the web server..."
Read more »Kubuntu KDE4 Remix: An Ubuntu User's View
http://polimath.com –
A long time Ubuntu user tries Kubuntu Linux 8.04 live CD with KDE 4.0 desktop and shares his experience.
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Distribution : Fedora 9 Sulphur Released
http://www.techenclave.com –
After lots of waiting Red Hat Released their latest Desktop/Server version of Fedora Linux Lets take a quick look at its feature Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project.
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Why Free Software
http://wiki.gnewsense.org –
"Why should we care to have a 100 per cent free operating system? Isn't being almost free enough? Not if you value freedom itself.
The Free Software Movement was founded to win freedom for software users. Its offshoot, Open Source, was founded to downplay freedom as a value. This difference, which may seem subtle, has big consequences and this is one example of them..."
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Debian GNU/Linux SuiteTelecentro: millions of users for the digital society every year
http://techforce.com.br –
The Brazilian Debian GNU / Linux SuiteTelecentro benefits more than 4 millions users every year.
The Brazilian Debian GNU / Linux SuiteTelecentro is a custom solution which is currently being deployed in the Digital Inclusion Program of Banco do Brasil. SuiteTelecentro is used in approximately 2000 telecentres and computer rooms.
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Microsoft tax evasion: Get gNewSense
http://www.fsf.org –
"The company Los Alamos Computers is now offering systems preinstalled with gNewSense, the fully free GNU/Linux operating system distribution..."
Read more »GNU/Linux: Source Code and Human Rights
http://www.linuxplanet.com –
Ask average computer users what FOSS is about, and, if they've even heard of it, they'll probably say something about the source code being publicly available.
Read more »Company selling computers preinstalled with gNewSense
http://laclinux.com –
"gNewSense DeltaH was released today, and we are pleased to offer preconfigured Workstations, Portable Systems, ThinkCentres, Laptops, and Servers, as well as fully customized Core 2 Duo, Athlon 64, Xeon, and Opteron computers, preinstalled with the latest gNewSense GNU/Linux operating system.
Read more »A new wave of freedom
http://www.hinduonnet.com –
"The new freedom movement , in software, knowledge, publishing and commerce, will change the way we think, do things and interact..."
Read more »Non-free SF on free systems
http://www.alfonsojimenez.com –
"People are ignorant, but we already know that. As usual, I’ve read something really stupid on Twitter this morning. It said: I hope Apple will develop for everyone [every OS]. I think it would be one of the worst things to ever happen. Why do people want to install non-free software on free systems?
Read more »RMS Talk
http://freedomdreams.wordpress.com –
"Yesterday, me and a couple of friends went to see a talk in Manchester by Richard Stallman (rms), the founder of the free software movement. I’m not sure quite how much the other two got from the experience, but I certainly found it very interesting - although I knew many of the things he said, it was the way he explained them, and it also provoked me to think about certain things..."
Read more »Ecuador: A Weekend of Free Software Throughout the Country
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org –
"Throughout Latin America the “Latin American Festival of Installation of Free Software” (FLISOL 2008) recently concluded. This event, which has been held since 2005, has as its main objective to promote the use of free software, presenting its philosophy, its scopes and development.
Read more »gNewSense GNU/Linux 2.0 is out!
http://www.digitalcitizen.info –
"A GNU/Linux computer operating system that contains only free software—software you are free to run, inspect, share, and modify—is out and ready for you to try on your ordinary PC (Intel or AMD-based computer)..."
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