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Mozilla updates Thunderbird 3, Firefox 3.x
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Mozilla is updating its Firefox 3.x browser to version 3.0.12 for five critical security vulnerabilities. All of the issues have already been addressed in the latest Firefox 3.5.1 update which came out last week.
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One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 2 Progress Report
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We did not heal all ten paper cuts in Round 2, but we made excellent progress on seven of them, while three paper cuts (and one Kubuntu paper cut) need some more attention before they can be healed.
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Hate KDE4? Ignorance Is Probably the Culprit
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Let’s bust some myths today because a majority of KDE 4 haters out there have the same reasons for hating it. I’m pretty sick of seeing posts and news articles about “why I don’t like KDE 4″ and then seeing that the real reason the person is upset is because they don’t spend an extra few moments trying to figure things out…aka lazy and ignorant.
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Letter of Protest to ASUS
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Since my recent purchase of an ASUS N10J netbook, it has been pointed out to me several times that I have unknowingly or unwillingly supported their decision to drop Linux from their product offerings.
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Who Are The Real Zealots? - Part 2
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The community around GNU, Linux, and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in general frequently gets called "zealots." But let's look at another angle.
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Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos apologizes for Kindle ebook deletion.
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The FSF and Defective By Design, which on Monday called on activists to post reviews calling attention to the Kindle Swindle's arbitrary deletion of George Orwell ebooks from hundreds of users' devices, welcomed Bezos's apology, but said more must be done to remedy the problems exposed by Amazon's actions.
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Why are people attacking RMS?
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When the two main desktop projects catering to free and open source software - KDE and GNOME - held their annual desktop summit at the same place for the first time, they probably expected nothing but messages of peace and harmony to emanate. Instead...
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Wikipedia push for Ogg Theora
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Wikipedia’s decision to support Ogg Theora for video uploads may be the last chance to break the proprietary video monopoly embodied in H.264. Microsoft, Google and Apple have all built H.264 support into their products because it readily adapts to Digital Rights Management, without which studios and other video rights owners have been unwilling to make content available online.
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The Linux Kernel and Open Source Drivers
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There has been a lot of talk about the Linux kernel and Open Source drivers this week. Most of it was about Microsoft that released drivers under the GPL V2 for inclusion in the Linux kernel. As pointed out by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols this was planned for a long time and will benefit Microsoft as much (if not more) than Linux.
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Linux & Open Source: 10 Concerns We Have About Google Chrome OS
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The hype over this operating system has been so heavy that failure would be a heavy blow. Google introduced Chrome OS July 7, promising a lightweight, Linux-based operating system for netbooks that will enable speedy Web applications. The move was a major shot at Microsoft, whose Windows desktop operating system Google intimated was antiquated.
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Introductions - Free Software Foundation
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Holmes Wilson is the new campaigns manager at the Free Software Foundation. He shares his background and his goals as a member of FSF.
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The Challenge of Change - Free Software Foundation
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Max Shinn is a high school student and is doing the FSF internship program. Max recounts his experience with free software and shares the story of how a school research assignment led him to discover the ideals of GNU and the free software movement. Max has been tasked with the project of reaching out and inviting the youth to get involved in free software.
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Starting my internship at the FSF
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Sarah McIntire recounts her experience with free software and states her intentions for her contributions as an intern in the FSF. Sarah's recount is one of many examples of 'people with limited computer skills' that are living happily with our GNU/Linux systems.
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Hams, hackers, hobbyists... and model railways
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Bill gates once asked "What hobbyist can put 3-man years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute for free?". This article examines the roots of the hacker culture and goes part way towards answering that question
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