The Mono trap uses disinformation to spread itself, leading to more dissatisfied users
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Russia to Microsoft: Stop Forcing People to Buy Windows
Microsoft's uncompromisable bundling of Windows leads to antitrust probe in Russia
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KOffice 2.0.0 tagged for release
After nearly two years in the making, the KOffice project will release version 2.0.0 of if its cross-platform office suite of the same name this week, adding features like scripting support and a new shape library.
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Why I hate non-Free software
"...The feeling of not being able to fix buggy software is very depressing. Manufacturers of washing machines should ship source code with every device.
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Free Software Graphics Meeting in Brussels
"Next spring, the fifth Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) will take place in Brussels, Belgium. In May 2010, users and developers of free software graphics gather in the European capital for the collective sharing of creativity, innovation and ideas..."
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10th RMLL - Nantes, France, July 2009
"«...It will then be the time to explain Free Software, present it and explain all its perspectives. And we invite you to discover this universe which doesn’t just focus on the IT domain. Indeed, the 10th RMLL will be the opportunity to introduce new important themes : "Free Hardware", and "Free Art & Culture". Many other discoveries are waiting for you, so come and see !
Read more »HOWTO create your own GDM Themes
Create your own login screens in ubuntu..Components of a GDM ThemeA GDM Theme is basically composed by:*
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Yet Another Reason Why Old Computers Are Better
Remember back in the day when your computer wasn't obsolete or irreparably damaged by the time you got it home? ;)
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Disinformation Disinfected, pt. 3: Banshee in Ubuntu
Here, let’s take a look at one of the main things that get’s me going about mono-supporters. There is a strong push to get Banshee in as the default media player in Ubuntu. Here’s my take on that.
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Mozilla Add-Ons Workshop, in Florence (Italy), time to register
"I'm very pleased to announce that the next Mozilla Add-ons Workshop will take place in Florence, Italy, on Saturday 27 June, 2009..." — see also Free addons for IceCat —
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Firefox 3.5 Preview Shows New Hope For Open Media Standards
The preview release of Firefox 3.5 is showing some neat tricks relating to online video, but not the kind that comes in a little proprietary bubble of Flash.
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PR disaster alert: Asus attacks on Linux
So ASUS decided to part way with Linux, the operating system that made the brand famous, to join forces with Microsoft. And they decided to make it in a very public way by stating a nice 'better with Windows campaign'. Well, sorry to disappoint you ASUS, but this is turning into a Public relation disaster!
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KnowledgeTree Updates its Open Source Document Management Solution
KnowledgeTree, which provides commercial open source document management software, has announced the release of version 3.61 of its flagship solution, and also version 1.0 of its new Microsoft Office add-in.
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Hands on with blazingly quick Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Corp. has delayed the release candidate of Firefox 3.5 from this week ‘til next, but NBR's tests reveal it'll be worth the wait - this fox is blazingly fast.
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Rob Weir Exposes an Anti-ODF Whisper Campaign
Alex Brown, the convenor of the OOXML BRM, has been editing Wikipedia's article on ODF. That strikes me odd, like finding out Steve Jobs had been editing the Microsoft Zune page. Some things are simply inappropriate. It puzzles me why Wikipedia allows it, frankly.
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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.






