The GPL version 3 has been out for six weeks, and the debate about whether to adopt it remains heated.
Read more »Motorola Unveils MOTOMAGX Mobile Linux Platform
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Motorola, Inc. today announced a significant step in its commitment to mobile Linux and rich experience creation by introducing MOTOMAGX, its next generation mobile Linux platform.
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GPLv3 crosses the 50 percent threshhold
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This just in from Palamida: roughly 50 percent of active projects licensed under the GPL are now GPLv3. In just one month. That's huge.
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Aiken SC High School Deploying Moodle
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Midland Valley High School, in Aiken, SC, received a grant allowing it to deploy Moodle and offer students laptops.
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Darl McBride, where are you?
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Nearly 54 months ago, when the SCO Group launched its legal action against IBM, there were a number of cheerleaders - both SCO personnel and outsiders - who contributed a great deal to the debate.
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Children's Reviews of OLPC XO Technology
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While we can endlessly debate One Laptop Per Child on OLPC News, what really matters will be the opinions and adoption of XO technology by children. And recently children have been expressing their views on the matter.
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How to turn your USB key into a bootable PCLinuxOS system
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If you're a hardcore Linux geek, you'll want to take Tux with you wherever you go. Even if you're a normal user, you probably wouldn't mind having a penguin in your pocket. These are 100%-tested instructions on installing PCLinuxOS 2007 or later to a gigabyte-or-larger USB key.
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Malaysia formally embraces open doc format
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The Malaysian government today announced plans to adopt open standards and the Open Document Format (ODF) within the country's public sector.
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Free as in free milk: Microsoft's business practices in developing countries
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In 1977 a boycott campaign was launched against Nestlé to protest for its marketing of breast milk substitutes. To make a long story short, Nestlé’s commercial agents in developing countries gave free samples of the infant formula to mothers shortly after they had given birth.
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Ruling on Novell’s Unix assets bolsters OSS, binds Novell and IBM
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"So Novell really does now finally seem to own the Unix copyrights. Linux finds itself on a high-ground pedestal of long-term, low-risk use (unless Microsoft buys Novell [should have when they could have, eh?]). And IBM and Novell are closer than ever."
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Linux for Parents - A Beginners Guide to Ubuntu
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Recently I upgraded my mum from Windows XP to Ubuntu. I’m not the only one who has done the same thing. As many of you already know, even Dell now includes an option to have Ubuntu as the pre-installed operating system, rather than Windows.
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Linux Newbie’s Survival Guide - Ubuntu Edition
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I wrote this document for new Ubuntu Linux users who are trying it for the first time solo, that is, without a friend or colleague who is experienced with setting up and supporting Ubuntu Linux.
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Aptitude vs Apt-Get
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Being an Ubuntu/Debian user (yes, I use and advocate both), I have fallen in love with the Advanced Packaging Tool, also known as apt.
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Free Software Sticker Book
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"This book includes a set of stickers related to free software projects. Now, you may remove Microsoft sticker from your computer (computers are only not designed for the Microsoft Windows) and choose some sticker of this book to replace it. If you want to participate in Sticker Book Project, you can send your sticker/s to stickers@pikao.org."
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Ubuntu Viral Videos
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There has been a proposal put forth to start a marketing project similar to the Firefox Flicks campaign for Ubuntu.
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanFrom the very start, directories have served a very useful purpose on the Internet. (One I find useful for example is Free Web Directory). News sites can also be considered directories: they index and categorize news stories! What about categorizing software? In the open source world you get Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat; there are still, believe it or not, shareware and freeware directories like FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and Freeware Downloads (although you need to be careful, as they are not like their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselAbout Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software?, it's clear that the topic of software directories is very hot. Most of what you find on Google, however, are not pointing to free and open soruce software -- or worse, they mix the two. Examples of such sites are Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download, which simply don't focus on "free as in freedom", and still can be used as good free software directories.
