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[Free Software] Why donate to Open Source projects?

Sunday, August 19, 2007

“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.
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Issue 19 of Free Software Magazine is out

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Issue 19 of Free Software Magazine is out, and so are another 18 great articles. Enjoy!
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Question about Vista’s EULA

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

I read a thread from one of those popular internet mailing list and found this interesting article. It talks about how and why you can get a refund for Microsoft Windows OS after purchasing a machine pre-installed with it, by not accepting the EULA. This tip is especially useful if you planned to buy a [...]

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A Patent Is Worth Having, Right? Well, Maybe Not

Friday, July 27, 2007

For most public companies, patents don’t pay off, say a couple of researchers who have crunched the numbers.
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The French Parliament switches to Ubuntu

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The French Parliament looks to be the next big Ubuntu switcher according to reports. Recently the Parliament produced an official government report that recommended the use of free software over proprietary software. The switch to free software is expected to provide a substantial savings to the tax-payers according to the government study.
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iPhone - Defective By Design

Sunday, July 1, 2007

The iPhone hype hides a basic problem – Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) inside the iPhone means that it wont be under your control. Apple also want you to switch your cell phone service to AT&T – who collaborated with the National Security Agency (NSA) in a massive, illegal program to wiretap and data­ mine Americans’ [...]

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FSF releases the GNU General Public License, version 3

Sunday, July 1, 2007

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA—Friday, June 29, 2007—The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), the world’s most popular free software license.
“Since we founded the free software movement, over 23 years ago, the free software community has developed thousands of useful programs that respect the user’s freedom. The [...]

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Incoming: GNU General Public License Version III

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Here it comes:

On Friday, June 29, at 12 noon (EDT), the Free Software Foundation will
officially release the GNU GPL version 3. Please join us in celebration
as we bring to a close eighteen months of public outreach and comment,
in revision of the world’s most popular free software license.
Beyond the creation of an improved license, the [...]

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