One of the problems we were running into in our home was the distribution of media files, specifically music... I want my music in places other than the room my desktop is in, other than the apartment my computer is in, and I don't have an mp3 player large enough for all of my files.
Read more »Awesome Music server = Your existing Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop + Ampache + Rhythmbox, Oh My!
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Entering dragon land—the Loongson laptop
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"If you follow any tech blogs or news sites, you’ve probably heard of the Loongson CPU, China’s home-grown processor which is always listed beside some unbelievable technical feats. The chip has been met with skepticism and curiosity mainly because, prior to this month at least, you could not get it. That was until this month.
Read more »Antitrust: How Microsoft Schemed to Derail Dell GNU/Linux
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Antitrust case produces a document (set of E-mails) which shows how Microsoft reacted to Dell's GNU/Linux fever
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Virtual Domain Aliases on Postfix
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Virtual aliases can map to addresses that do not terminate on the local system while regular aliases can only map to addresses which terminate on the local system. If you were going to add a number of domains you would want to create a map file. Create the file /etc/postfix/virtual_alias_domains and enter one domain on each line and include the creation date on the right.
Read more »Warning! Linux Security. Are You at Risk?
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While it's true that allowing someone to view your code, leaves it somewhat more vulnerable than if it were hidden--it is not true that hidden code is more secure. So, if it's more vulnerable, why all the hype about Linux and open source and why does anyone think it's better?
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Encyclopædia Britannica fights back against Wikipedia, soon to let users edit contents
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"Encyclopædia Britannica, the authoritative reference book first published in 1768, is to let readers edit its entries, Jorge Cauz, its president said Friday, as it battles to keep pace with online Internet encyclopedia projects like Wikipedia..." -- NB: Internet encyclopedias should promote free formats ;)
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Governments Should Support the Free Software Movement
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«...On this subject, I had an interesting email conversation with Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, who differentiated for me the difference between "open source" and "free software," ...» -- Free Software, Free Society: Why Barack Obama should support the Free Software Movement
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MIT Enterprise Forum Coming to DFW
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"...Whether you are a programmer or a CEO, in today’s world you are affected by these kinds of patents. Join the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum when it presents an examination of these issues by a distinguished panel of experts." -- NB: Did You Say “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage
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stump package day thing
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"StumpWM is a spiritual and visual descendent of Ratpoison,and shares many basic key commands. There are, however, some key points that set it apart from RP and, indeed, most/all other window managers [...] The ability to customise is virtually endless, and the interface is flexible and elegant.
Read more »Time to move to Funtoo Linux
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I have been planning to move to Funtoo Linux, a derivative of Gentoo Linux, for over a month now. The install is basically the same as a Gentoo installation. The only difference is that instead of using Gentoo’s Portage, you can choose to just use Daniel Robbin’s Funtoo git-based Portage located at Github.
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Free Software Awards - Trophees du Libre 2009
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"The “Trophées du Libre” ceremony supports innovative Free software by awarding generous prizes to free software projects..."
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How Good Is the Asus Eee 1000?
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I don’t have many tech gadgets or toys, but my Eee PC 1000 is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
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Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban?
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"With the US Patent Office and courts cracking down on software patents, Ars takes a close look at the Supreme Court's software patent decisions. Yes, the highest court in the land really did say that algorithms can't be patented. And in spite of the fact that their rulings have been functionally ignored for almost two decades, the tide may be about to turn..."
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FSF expert funds for Jammie Thomas v RIAA
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“Our concern was how the RIAA is trying to use this sledge-hammer against the poorest people in society to set precedents in copyright, ” the FSF’s Peter Brown told p2pnet today. The launch of the fund, organized with Beckerman’s Recording Industry Vs The People, was vitally important and now it’s being used in the Jammie Thomas case.
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Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig (99 of 108)
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«... In a math department, anyone would be free to tinker with a proof that someone offered. If you thought you had a better way to prove a theorem, you could take what someone else did and change it. In a classics department, if you believed a colleague's translation of a recently discovered text was flawed, you were free to improve it.
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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.
