Free software has won: practically all of the biggest and most exciting Web companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter run on it. But it is also in danger of losing, because those same services now represent a huge threat to our freedom as a result of the vast stores of information they hold about us, and the in-depth surveillance that implies.
Read more »Interview: Eben Moglen - Freedom vs. The Cloud Log
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The best free Linux PC Product Feed syndication available.
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Recently Buntfu.com has updated its extensive list of shopping sites and ping services that syndicates Linux or BSD computers listed here across the Internet for free. Buntfu now believes it is offering the most extensive, widest syndication available for free on-line to open-source system builders.
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Buntfu.com - Linux PC Computer Systems
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Buntfu.com will always be free of charge. You do not pay any site fees or closing cost fees to buy or sell your GNU/Linux or BSD based computer. All features within the site are available to everyone without charge. We encourage you to use the site to the fullest and take advantage of all of its features.
Read more »W3C proposes hardware interface
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) draft for a "System Information API" specifies JavaScript functions for accessing the battery, CPU, sensors and other hardware characteristics of a device. For this purpose, the window.navigator object's SystemInfo interface has to implement the get, set and watch methods.
Read more »Advice on building a Linux box
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I get a lot of questions on Linux hardware: “What’s the best piece of hardware X for Linux?” “Should I go route A since I’m using Linux?” Which video card? Which sound card? Which networking card? Processor? Motherboard? Will it all work with Linux?
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The Open-PC: one step closer to open-hardware
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At the Gran Canaria Open Desktop Summit in July 2009, the Open-PC project was announced. The statement said the project aimed to "cooperatively design a Free Software based computer by and for the community". Further this PC would use only hardware for which there are free software drivers available. This would be a PC with the minimal compromise required for running a free desktop.
Read more »Netgear trying to fool their users with "Open Source Router"
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Two days ago, Netgear has announced the so-called "Open Source" WNR3500L router, together with an equally "Open Source" MyOpenRouter community.
The problem with this Open Source router is: It ships with binary-only kernel modules. Not only is this extremely Closed Source, but it also
Read more »Can the x86 Just Keep Going?
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Few technologies last 30 years, let alone become more dominant with each passing one, but the x86 architecture has done just that.
Read more »Signs show Linux moving into the driver's seat
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A steady stream of manufacturers are requesting Linux drivers for their hardware, suggesting growing adoption of Linux operating systems among enterprises.
Read more »Laptop Hacking a la Frankenstein
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Today's been a slow day and without knowing I found myself with a screwdriver in my hand and a dissected laptop on my desk in front of me.
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Building A Linux Computer
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So you would like to build your own custom Linux box? Great! In this article we will be discussing hardware components. It doesn't take a genius to build your own computer from scratch, just some knowledge and elbow-grease (umm..wash your hands before touching the hardware!).
Read more »State of the GNU/Linux Desktop 2009 Part 2/4: Hardware Support
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As mentioned in part one of this series, despite the legendary pace of development in the Open Source community, it can be difficult to keep tabs on what is being worked on. Arguably, multimedia is just a subdivision of hardware support, another area where Free operating systems have suffered.
Read more »Why Don’t Linux-based Netbooks Have the Same H/W as Windows Ones?
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Our friends over at Ostatic have posed a good question, one I’ve thought about in the past. They are looking at the feasibility of Android-based netbooks, something we’ve covered here, and give a good case for open source netbooks. The problem they point out is that such netbooks, often running some flavor of Linux, usually have lesser hardware components than Windows-based netbooks.
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Stallman discusses Free Software and GPLv3
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"On June 29, 2007 the Free Software Foundation released the GNU General Public License, version 3. What happened since then? I had the opportunity to discuss many subjects with FSF's founder and president Richard Stallman..."
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Can you help the Open Graphics Project?
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"Timothy Normand Miller of the Open Graphics Project is looking for help with their effort to design hardware -- particularly wireless and graphics cards -- with fully published design documents [...] It's a big project and there are many different ways to help, but the immediate need is for someone to clean up the text on their wiki, both to improve the organization of the information there and t
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