Spurred by a $10,000 grant from WorldLabel, the Free Software Foundation has released a “high priority list” of code changes it needs.
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FSF issues WorldLabel challenge for regular hack-a-thons
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Dell Quietly Releases Another Ubuntu Machine in the UK
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After the original releases of three Ubuntu machines last year, Dell has quietly been adding to its repository of Linux-powered machines. The newest is a UK-based Inspiron Mini 9, reported by TheRegister.
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National Conference on Free Software, Kochi
This event aims at expand the concept of knowledge freedom, strengthening the software freedom movements by enlisting the support from wider sections, expanding the support base to Public Domain Software, Familiarise the PSUs, Industries and Institutions with free software, empowerment of indigenous technology and local community etc..View for more info
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Linux is Making Me Fat and Lazy
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Because of Linux I hardly have to lift a finger anymore, and because of it my health is suffering. I rarely hop up and down in a fit of temper, I don't have to drive to the store to buy software, and I don't get the aerobic benefits of spending hours on the phone with tech support, breathing hard and accelerating my heartbeat.
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Is learning Perl the hard way the easy way?
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Bruce Momjian, guru of PostgreSQL, has discovered the joys of Perl [...] What was surprising to me was how he'd learned, via a book I'd never heard of before, Learning Perl The Hard Way..."
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Remastering Ubuntu With Better Art
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As you know, I am not very happy with the state of artwork in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. It seems to me that Ubuntu has taken a small step back, while many of the other distributions continue to head in the right direction.
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Freedom Walk Day 2: Walking the walk
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Anoop presented the vision behind the Freedom Walk and offered Free Software as a viable solution for the technical needs and offered help from the Free Software community inexploring possible technical opportunities. The dean was impressed with the concept and he requested for workshops on Free Software and possibly on Free Software GIS software also.
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Interview with Richard Stallman, Founding Father of Free Software
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My interview with RMS is posted to mark the 25th anniversary/birthday of GNU
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Magnus Hagander (PostgreSQL) interviewed for the coming FSCONS
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An interview with Hagander, Magnus who is giving a presentation about PostgreSQL at FSCONS has been published the fscons web site.
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Today is GNU's 25th Birthday and the FSF Student Chapter at GRIET, my college (of which I am a member too) celebrated the event with great enthusiasm.
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A brief history of computers and free software: where is the money?
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The end of 2008 might see the dawn of a new revolution in the computer industry and in people’s lives. Maybe 2009 will be remembered as the year when the “world went mobile”. What does this mean for the (free and non-free) software industry?
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Improving the democratic process with free software e-voting
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As countries around the world modernize their public elections process, the big problem with electronic voting machines is that the market is moving slow to provide equipment which fulfills all of the requirements for a fully democratic election. In many cases, printed proof of a citizen’s vote is still needed, in case the machine has buggy software or if there is suspicion of fraud.
Read more »Documenting Linux
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The visibility of the source code is an essential element of Linux and free software, but reading the source is not always the best way to discover what the coder intended - which is not always the same as what the code actually does.
Read more »National Free Software Conference, 2008
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The National Free Software Conference is set to take place in Kochi, Kerala, India on 15th and 16th of November, 2008.
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The Linux Foundation Should Stop Criticizing Solaris
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Recently, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, came out basically saying that Solaris, Sun's recently open-sourced operating system, will never go anywhere. He even took a shot at it being open-source, saying that open-sourcing it was 'too little and too late'
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