When I make videos, I almost always use Ogg to encode the audio. Storing the audio in Ogg saves space on my machine without sacrificing quality. However, I invariably need to loop, concatenate, or change the audio in some way, which can be difficult. For many of these tasks I turn to the OGMtools suite to make the process easier.
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A Reminder: ISO's Code of Ethics and What Happens Next
Now that there have been at least three official appeals filed against OOXML, by South Africa, Brazil and India, as well as a letter of protest from a participant entity at the BRM over the way matters were handled in Denmark, I thought this might be an excellent time to take a moment and remind ISO of its published Code of Ethics [PDF].
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Chapter 4: Automatically writing makefiles with Automake
Most of the general complaints I’ve ever seen aimed at the Autotools are ultimately associated with Automake, in the final analysis. The reason for this is simple: Automake provides the highest level of abstraction over the build system. This high level of abstraction is both apparent, and actual.
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Ubuntu chief says touch-screen apps, faster boot times are high on the agenda for Ubuntu 8.10.
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Software Patent Deals, Mono, and Other Legal Timebombs
The situation revolving around Eee PC (Xandros derivative) is revisited; Mono still raises concerns.
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Finally, My open letter on OOXML happenings in India
With reference to the recent happenings in connection with the ISO standardization process of OOXML, actions by or on behalf of Microsoft have caused me deep pain and hurt. Apart from the personal anguish, these actions have tarnished the name of my Institute along with that of several other organizations represented on our committee.
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Firefox 3: Is this really Free Software?
"...MOZILLA FIREFOX END-USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT [...] By clicking the "Accept" button, or by installing or using the Mozilla Firefox Browser, you are consenting to be bound by the Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, do not click the "Accept" button, and do not install or use any part of the Mozilla Firefox Browser..."
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gNewSense 2.0 Released
For those not already in the know, gNewSense is a distribution based upon Ubuntu. The aim of the distro is to strip Ubuntu of all non-free software components and offer a completely ‘pure’ free software distribution to those who wish for it. This new 2.0 release is based upon the recent Ubuntu Hardy Heron version, as the announcement states.
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Approved for Free Cultural Works
"We’ve just added the seal you see at right to Creative Commons licenses that qualify as Free Culture Licenses according to the Definition of Free Cultural Works — Attribution and Attribution-ShareAlike. Public domain is not a license, but is an acceptable copyright status for free cultural works according to the Definition.
Read more »Venezuela Appeals ISO Decision on OOXML (Denmark Reportedly Also)
Venezuela has appealed the decision and one source says that Denmark appealed as well.
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Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
"The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer software is the subject of these essays and speeches by MacArthur Foundation Grant winner, Richard M. Stallman.
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Countries Line Up Against OOXML as Global Standard
Venezuela became the latest in a string of countries to appeal the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML file format as an international standard. The format was approved in an international vote after a fast-track process that several participating countries say was flawed.
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10 Audio Players for Linux
Review of the 10 most used audio players: Amarok, Rhythmbox, Audacious, Banshee, Exaile, Beep Media Player, JuK, Quod Libet, Listen, Songbird.
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Now Playing: Big Buck Bunny
"...Big Buck Bunny is a free short movie created by the Peach open movie project.The animated movie is freely licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which means, according to their 'about' page: 'you can freely reuse and distribute this content, also commercially, for as long you provide a proper attribution.' Big Buck Bunny was made primarily with the awesome free Blender 3D
Read more »Secure and anonymous browsing with Firefox and TorK
Often, the web browser that comes with an operating system is not set up in a secure default configuration. Not securing your web browser can lead quickly to a variety of computer problems caused by anything from spyware being installed without your knowledge to intruders taking control of your computer.
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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.







