In a recent article, Ryan Cartwright argued that free software isn't playing the "same game" as proprietary software is. He's right—but that begs the question: what game is GNU/Linux playing?
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Why sharing matters more than marketshare to GNU/Linux
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Irrational publishing and recursive publics
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"...As a sort of “proof of concept” of Ariely’s claim, I was interested in the experiment in a new kind of 'hybrid' publishing going on with a recent book by Rice University professor Chris Kelty.«Two Bits: the Cultural Significance of Free Software» is published by Duke University Press (you can buy a copy here), but is also available online on this author-maintained website, twobits.net.
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GNU matters
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Joshua Gay wrote a good article about the GNU/Linux naming controversey on Wikipedia [...] However, Gay's article brings up another environ: proprietary software companies. In particular those companies that use GNU software in their commercial activity -- legally and in compliance with the relevant free software licenses -- but don't mention 'GNU'..."
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Why free software and Apple's iPhone don't mix - by John Sullivan
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"I've published a second article for the Free Software Foundation about Apple's iPhone, looking at the measures Apple uses to control iPhone users and prevent developers from writing free software for the platform. It turns out that this is a good example of why updating the GPL was important, and why it's a good idea for developers to use the new version (GPLv3).
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Users should Value Freedom 1
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I am writing a series of posts that address various myths and misconceptions about free software. In this first post, I address the misconception that users have no need for freedom 1 as they lack the capability to practise this freedom.
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Users should Value Freedom 1
I am writing a series of posts that address various myths and misconceptions about free software. In this first post, I address the misconception that users have no need for freedom 1 as they lack the capability to practise this freedom.
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Free Software and ‘Politics,’ a Comment by Rufus Polson
http://www.movingtofreedom.org –
"...The ethical, political and long-term-general-good arguments revolving around Free Software are much subtler than an immediate doubling of cancer death rates. There is indeed room for considerable debate about just what if any the benefits are. But many people find the arguments for its value in the long term and its ethical importance very persuasive—indeed, you do yourself.
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Richard Stallman - What is GNU ?
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OGG Theora: http://www.archive.org/download/punkcast905/905stallman_theora.ogg --
* source: http://punkcast.com/905/
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Richard's Dream and Institutionalized Mental Illness
http://blog.linuxtoday.com –
"...Something else that hasn't changed is vendor's annoying, no, make that pathological mania for secrecy. Another gadget you can get is one to read and decipher the trouble codes emitted by your vehicle's engine. These have just a tiny bit of storage, so if you don't capture the information quickly it's lost, which makes diagnosing a transient problem ever so much fun.
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When do we define freedom???
http://ithinkless.blogspot.com –
We speak about freedom when we talk about free software.We people understand how essential freedom in computing is,but we need to think a bit deep about freedom around us.More than technical strength , every free software user should be socially strong.
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Software Freedom and Web Applications
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A great article by Aaron Swartz on the rise of Free Software, Web Apps, and where our Freedom stands.
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Environmental and social justice groups unite in support of free software
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"... While these environmental consequences alone are sufficient reason for many to reject Vista, the disposable computer mentality is a symptom of a larger problem—one that should concern all social activists. That problem is the dependency of activists on software owned and exclusively controlled by entities that design their software in ways directly opposed to grassroots social change.
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It's not the Gates, it's the bars
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To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers.
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UnConfusing The Issue Of Disabling Root On Linux or Unix
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A look at various ways to secure the root account against system users and some in-use methods that seem to cause more harm than good.
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Free as in Beer!
http://sharplinux.blogspot.com –
most free software is free in the monetary sense of the word ("gratis"), which can be a hindrance to those of us who are trying our best to emphasize the "freedom-as-in-liberty" sense of free software to those who don't yet understand.
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