According to a statement issued by Zyxware Technologies, a vending machine that can be used to copy and distribute free and open source software has been made possible due to the freedom associated with free software. Free software allows people to use, study, modify and share software without any restrictions.
Read more »Freedom Toaster installed in Technopark Kerala
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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (”lenny”) on a Samsung P55-Pro T8100 Sevesh
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I have recently bought a new laptop, a Samsung P55-Pro T8100 Sevesh. As I was not able to find an installation report for this model anywhere on the internet I thought writing one myself is a good idea. This way people interested in getting this laptop or installing GNU/Linux on it can get some information.
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Universities that do not use Free Software: Time for a boycott?
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"I received an email recently from a young man in Brazil who wanted me to come to his university and talk to the students and faculty about using Free Software. I am normally happy to advise universities to use Free Software, but usually this is done in conjunction with some large conference held at the university or some other venue. I just do not have the time to visit each and every school.
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Free-software activist speaks on moral duty to share
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"Today we have what we didn't have 20 years ago - powerful enemies," Stallman said. Large companies have the means and motivation to lobby Congress and devise laws to prohibit the free distribution of software, he said.
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Quebec sued for ignoring Free Software
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"MONTREAL, Aug. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - FACIL, a non-profit association, which promotes the collective appropriation of Free Software, contests the Quebec government purchasing methods for software used within public administrations.
Read more »Freedom Socks - Episode 6
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Freedom Socks, free from the ground up!! A podcast about GNU/Linux and free software in general. In this sixth sockload of freedom, we decide last weeks episode never happened, turn into GNU/Freedom nutters, go over the news, unleash even more hate than usual.
Read more »FSFE welcomes KDE's adoption of the Fiduciary Licence Agreement (FLA)
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"Free Software Foundation Europe welcomes the adoption of the Fiduciary Licence Agreement by the K Desktop Environment project. The FLA is a copyright assignment that allows Free Software projects to assign their copyright to single organisation or person.
Read more »GNU/Linux Install Fest and Free Software Seminar Series in Technopark
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"GNU/Linux Users Group Trivandrum (http://www.ilug-tvm.org) and Zyxware Technologies(http://www.zyxware.com) are organizing a 5 day GNU/Linux Install Fest at Park Center, Technopark..."
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How To Become A Hacker (ESR Original)
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This is the original article written by Eric S. Raymond, and is much longer and more in depth.
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The Free Software Jobs Page - by Deborah Nicholson
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"As a free software supporter, wouldn't you like to get paid for contributing to our community? Maybe you already do but you're sick of all that California sunshine or maybe you work somewhere that "pays the bills" but will never be able to buy your respect.
Read more »The Last Mile is Always the Hardest - by John Sullivan
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"Software licenses and patents aren't the only ways proprietary software vendors can restrict the freedoms of computer users. A key component of our overall campaign for software freedom is making sure that the hardware we buy is not an obstacle to the exercise of our freedoms.
Read more »Intellectual Property and Open Source
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A book on (gulp) law? Why would I want to read this? Well, if you're a developer (open source or not) and you are at all interested in protecting the fruits of your labors, you will want to know this the same way you want to know about locking your house when you leave for work each morning. The next question is, "Will I understand anything the author is saying?". Depends.
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A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance
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"...This is a guide to effective compliance with the GNU General Public License (GPL) and related licenses. In accordance with the Software Freedom Law Center’s (SFLC’s) philosophy of assisting the community with GPL compliance cooperatively, this guide focuses on avoiding compliance actions and minimizing the negative impact when enforcement actions occur.
Read more »[FSF] Submit your nominations for the 2008 Free Software Awards
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A reminder published on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 on the info-fsf mailing-list: "Nominations are requested by 31 October 2008..."
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Why “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software
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“Open Source” advocate: «...I associate much more with the "Open Source" (also as Richard defines it) camp, and am open to the existence and use of proprietary software...» --
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