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Read more »The GNU GPL and the American Way - Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project - February 28, 2001
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"Defenselessness is not the American Way. In the land of the free and the brave, developers defend their freedom with the GNU General Public License [...] The Free Software Movement was founded in 1984, but its inspiration comes from the ideals of 1776: freedom, community, and voluntary cooperation. This is what leads to free enterprise, to free speech, and to free software. "
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KDE Software Compilation 4.4 RC1 Released
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KDE has released the first release candidate of the next version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC). KDE SC 4.4 Release Candidate 1 provides a testing base for identifying bugs in the upcoming KDE Software Compilation 4.4, with its components the KDE Plasma Workspaces, the Applications powered by KDE, and the KDE Development Platform.
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Key Quests for KDE in 2010 - The Introduction
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What will follow are not promises or even predictions about what KDE is going to do in 2010. Instead, I'll be writing about things that we should probably put thought and attention to in the coming year. Some of these things are already getting attention and effort, some of them aren't. Some are outright challenges we face, some are simply opportunities.
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Two ways to Edit Multiple Photos with digiKam
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digiKam is a powerful and complete photo management tool from KDE. Among its many features is the ability to run batch processes, thanks to the Kipi plugin set. With a few simple clicks, users can manipulate multiple photos simultaneously, without having to remember long command line strings or taking countless hours to edit each file.
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Update on Microsoft-Staffed Patent Troll and Its Lawsuits Against GNU/Linux
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The Acacia troll, a firm which is suspected to be batting for Microsoft, is still harassing GNU/Linux vendors
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How to Create Custom Email Templates in KMail
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KMail, KDE’s email client, is a robust and still very popular choice for those who still prefer to have their emails on their desktop, even when they are offline. It is part of the Kontact PIM (Personal Information Management) suite and offers many useful and unique features. Among those features is the ability to create advanced email templates.
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Munich Migrates to GNU/Linux, ODF and OpenOffice.org; Microsoft EDGI Still Lurking
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The large-scale migration to LiMux goes pretty well; Microsoft increasingly attempts to derail such migrations
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MS on Linux-based Windows Clones: “We’d Have to Look to the Protection Offered Under IP Law”
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Lessons for Novell and other Mono proponents in light of Microsoft's response to Ylmf OS
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Filelight: Where my disk space has gone?
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One task that every one should do it is deleting useless files. If you do not, you will run out of disk space inevitably. Then, you will wonder where my disk space has gone? Filelight is the answer to you. Filelight creates an interactive map of concentric, segmented rings that help visualize disk usage on your computer.
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Apple Helps Microsoft Attack Google’s Linux While Google Spreads GNU/Linux, ODF
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Mishmash of news; Apple's helping hand to Microsoft is reappearing now that GNU/Linux and ODF gain traction, partly thanks to Google
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Reactions to Microsoft’s Novell Software Inside GNU/Linux
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This post brings together a variety of thoughts and insights into the impact of Novell's actions, which promote Microsoft and demote GNU
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KDE Software Compilation 4.4 Beta 2 Released
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KDE Ships Second Test Version of New 4.4 Desktop, Applications and Development Platform. The second beta version of KDE SC 4.4 provides a preview and base for helping to stabilize the next version of the KDE Plasma Workspaces, Applications and Development Platform. The final version of KDE SC 4.4 is expected to be released on February 9 2010.
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digiKam 1.0.0 Released - Manage Photos Like a Professional
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The new version of free and open source photo management app brings lots of new features. For example: metadata tags filtering can be customized, metadata templates, batch queue manager, first run assistant, database statistics dialog, support for wavelets image file format PGF, OpenStreetMap support in Geolocation panels, new color management...
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Wonderful News From Turkey: GNU/Linux In, Microsoft Out
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Bad news for Microsoft (and particularly for Vista 7) in Turkey as OEM stranglehold get cracked
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