No, really. As trollish and dumb as they may seem, you still get such reactions. And the problem is that they may damage Free Software more now than ten years ago, when almost nobody knew what Free Software is anyway, so here are a few recent facts.
Read more »Enough with this "FreeSoftware is communist" myth! Please!
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Android Mythbusters (Matt Porter)
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[Matt Porter's] presentation explains in detail why Android is not what most people refer to when they say Linux. What most people mean when they say Linux is the GNU/Linux system with it's standard userspace tools, not only the kernel.
Read more »Taking Microsoft to Task Over IE8 ‘Myths’
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"Microsoft recently launched a campaign promoting its Internet Explorer 8 browser, making some bold claims about IE8’s capabilities." This article shows the browser comparison chart MS has created but with lots of changes added in red. Humorous!
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15 Mythical and Humorous Facts About Richard Stallman
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You may have read our collection of mythical and humorous facts about Linus Torvalds. This time around, we will give tribute to another living legend by the name of Richard M. Stallman. Since this free software evangelist has tons of loyal fans, it didn't take long for me to gather some of the whimsical facts that are being said about him. Here are some of my favorites...
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Anti-Linux Perspectives and How to Deal
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Whether you are Linux newbie or a veteran, you have a perception of Linux and why you find it easy or difficult to use it, right? Trying to advocate Linux to others would take some knowledge about Linux. This is especially true for those who want to advocate it to their work place.
Read more »Myth Busting: GNU/Linux Takes So Long to Install and Set Up
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Fastest Red Hat Enterprise 5 installation ever (under 10 minutes)
Read more »Don't fall for the monoculture myth
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The idea that there's more security in using less popular software is not only false, but a smokescreen to solving the real security issues
Read more »Busting 4 Myths About Open Source
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The second thing that angered me last week was on the topic of open source myths. It began when I received my copy of the May, 2009, issue of Website Magazine. This is the ONLY free industry publication that I actually read and I thought it was a pretty good until this week.
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Linux Desktop Hardware Myths Explored
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Perhaps one of the most common myths surrounding desktop Linux is the belief that modern distributions do not provide decent hardware support.
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Understanding what it is to be open source.
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Yesterday afternoon I was speaking with a local administrator of one of the companies that I work for and in the past we had discussed topics such as GNU/Linux among other technical things but certain “concerns” always seem to come back up, not only with him but also other Microsoft using technical individuals that assume open source is bad, against Microsoft and anything good, and/or insecure
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The Top 12 Myths About Linux
The Truth About Linux Hardware Compatibility
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If there is one Linux myth that must be put to bed, it's that desktop Linux has terrible hardware support out of the box. This is compete nonsense. As a matter of fact, there has been talk that to the degree of mainstream support for hardware, it rivals anything seen with Windows or OS X. Again, this is with mainstream hardware.
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The Twelve Top Myths of Free/Open Source Software
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By now, you'd think that anyone who owns a computer knows about free and open source software (FOSS). However, once you move beyond techie circles, you'll find that, for many people, the concept is unknown. Even worse, when people have heard of it, they have alarming -- and rather discouraging -- misconceptions of what it involves.
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Linux Myths: Busted!
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One of the main reasons that most people are afraid to try Linux is because they have this preconceived notion about linux being too hard to use and difficult to maintain; or that they have to do something drastically differ ant and there is a steep learning curve to using linux... here is an attemp to dispel some of the myths surrounding Linux
Read more »Linux Myth: Installing Software on Linux is Hard
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While installing software on Linux might have been challenging in the early days of Linux this is no longer true....Watch the video and decide for yourself how “hard” it is to install software on Linux.
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