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Happy New Year! A hacker is born!

http://blog.s11n.net

On this day in 2004, i made a post with the subject line “3… 2… 1.0!” to announce the release of libs11n, which had been in heavy development for almost 18 months at that time. A year and a day later, 1 January 2005, 1.2.0 was released.

And this New Year's Ever i'm releasing a hacker.

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Ogg Kate

http://spreadopenmedia.org

Introducing the next-generation subtitle format for the open media world. Ever thought the alternatives were either bad or too complicated? Then this is for you.

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Why are we not using Linux?

http://2basco.com

Why are we not using Linux? Considering the advantages for geeks as well as non-geeks, Linux should be at a preference over the traditionally popular propreitary operating systems.

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Trovalds' gift for the Linux community... The new Kernel 2.6.28

http://wddc.blogspot.com

Actually, it was on the 25th of december. Linus Trovalds plays Santa clause and released a gift for all Linux users. It's the New Kernel. Let's take a closer look to this piece of art!

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Sun Responds — Gently — to Novell’s OpenOffice.org FUD

http://boycottnovell.com

Sun explains the importance of quality assurance in OpenOffice.org

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[FSF] Happy GNU Year!

http://lists.gnu.org

"Happy GNU year to all free software supporters! If you haven't already joined the Free Software Foundation as a card-carrying member, now is a great time. Take a look at the new ultra-slim credit card-sized FSF membership cards -- the first batch is shipping out today. Of course, member number zero had to be for our founder and president Richard Stallman..."

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Blogging thoughts

http://fsfe.org

"I always tell people to blog what they're working on. 'If it's worth doing, it's worth blogging!' I've put effort into blogging over the last three years, so here's the advice that I give myself each time I start to blog something..."

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Linux group to discuss free software in schools

http://www.thehindu.com

The Indian Linux Users’ Group (ILUG), Kochi chapter, will discuss various aspects of free software education in schools in the State at its monthly meeting at the Internet Club in Broadway Enclave on Sunday.

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Debian mourns the loss of Thiemo Seufer

http://www.debian.org

"The Debian Project has lost an active member of its community. Thiemo Seufer died on December 26th in a tragic car accident..."

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I’m a GNU/Linux

http://boycottnovell.com

Picture for one's amusment .

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Alan Cox and the End of an Era

http://www.computerworlduk.com

In the beginning, free software was an activity conducted on the margins - using spare time on a university's computers, or the result of lonely bedroom hacking.

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The Free Software Movement and the Struggle for Freedom of Thought

http://blip.tv

Eben Moglen addressed the students and staff of Christ University, Bangalore, on the topic of "The Free Software Movement and the Struggle for Freedom of Thought" on 12-12-2008 in the Main auditorium of the Christ University campus.

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Free Software and Education - RMS video

http://blip.tv

Richard Stallman addressed the students and staff on "Free Software and Education" on 16-12-2008 at the campus of Christ University, Bangalore.

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Debian Seeking New Project Secretary

http://www.linux-magazine.com

Current balloting for Debian Lenny's future has led to strife in the organization. Secretary of the free project, Manoj Srivastava, has resigned his position. A possible consequence is that the next version will undergo further delay in its release.

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FreeBSD today and 15 years ago

http://ivoras.sharanet.org

Ivan Voras (one of current commiters) reading release notes for FreeBSD 1.1 noticed that anymore there are no developers, that was developing FreeBSD from the very beginning. Also, there are still similiar organizational and technical problems that were 15 years ago.

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