[revolution-os.com] Introducing the concept of free software and its philosophy, all in a single documentary. It features interviews with prominent hackers such as Richard Stallman, Michael Tiemann, Linus Torvalds, Larry Augustin, Eric S. Raymond, Bruce Perens, Frank Hecker and Brian Behlendorf. It talks about the history of free software, open source, GNU project, Linux [...]
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.
From the BBC
read more | digg story
Mozilla Firefox 3 is about to release. At the meantime, prepare to join the mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most downloaded software within a time frame of 24 hours — Firefox 3.
var fsf_widget_text = “Be a GNUs!”; var fsf_widget_d_btn = “Donate”; var fsf_widget_share = “Share this widget.”; var fsf_widget_size = “normal”; var fsf_associate_id = “2442″; // already a member? change this to your own associate ID and refer people - earn gifts from the FSF, see www.fsf.org/associate/referral
Friday, September 21, 2007
Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
by Richard M. Stallman, Lawrence Lessig, and Joshua Gay
I seriously recommend everyone, especially those with interest in software development and liberal politics, to read this book. Free Software, Free Society is a compilation of the best essays and speeches of Richard Stallman, founder of the [...]
Original Story: Join the [US] Green Party, New Internationalist, Friends of the Earth International, People and Planet, and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in signing this statement calling on social activists and progressive organizations to join with them in rejecting Microsoft’s Vista and to encourage instead adoption of free software. Sign in support now! read [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business — in short, everywhere! Do give your support!
www.SoftwareFreedomDay.org
Whylinuxisbetter.net
This is a nice site picturing why GNU/Linux is better than Windows.
“I guess people won’t switch to Linux because it’s free (as in free speech, they probably don’t care) or because it’s free (as in free beer, they probably think they didn’t pay for Windows), but because they see new, great features that Windows doesn’t [...]
The talk looks at the origin of copyright, and how it has evolved overtime from something that originally served the benefit of the people to a tool used against them. RMS focuses on looking at how computers have changed copyright from a restriction on industry, to a restriction on all of society. He also proposes [...]
“Donations are crucial to Open Source projects. But convincing users to donate can be quite tricky. Developers from K3b, Sabayon Linux, Gentoo Linux, and Elive Live CD, share the importance of donations and what factors motivate users to donate.
read more | digg story
