Archive for August, 2007

Make Installing Free Software for Windows a Snap - PC World

Make Installing Free Software for Windows a SnapPC World -4 hours agoOne reason I initially had doubts about Win-get is that the concept of a package manager doesn't translate well outside the ecosystem of free software and …

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Linux: Hasta la Vista, Microsoft! - Independent

Linux: Hasta la Vista, Microsoft!Independent, UK -45 minutes agoHe also chooses Mozilla's free Firefox web browser and the free software suite OpenOffice. And that's part of the problem for Microsoft. …

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Alternative computing - New Statesman

Alternative computingNew Statesman, UK -19 hours agoThis week, the Greens have joined together with Friends of the Earth, New Internationalist, People and Planet and the Free Software Foundation to call on …

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Microsoft Offers a Year of Free Software to Louisiana SMBs - PC World

Microsoft Offers a Year of Free Software to Louisiana SMBsPC World -13 hours agoSoftware giant offers Windows and Office free for a year to small businesses still feeling the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. …Free Software for Katrina BizzesEntrepreneurall 3 news articles

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Blue GNU Focuses on Free Software Movement - PR-GB.com (press release)

Blue GNU Focuses on Free Software MovementPR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria -Aug 26, 2007Both the website and the business itself will be driven by Free Software. While there are a number of "Linux" and Open Source news outlets on the Internet, …

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BiG Tech: Microsoft to expand free software distribution for charity - TechWhack

BiG Tech: Microsoft to expand free software distribution for charityTechWhack, India -20 hours ago… would be made through a program named BiG Tech. It would allow the nonprofit organizations working in the country to apply for free software online.Microsoft Expands Software Charity In IndiaAHNMicrosoft to Boost Charity in IndiaWashington Postall 93 news articles

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Microsoft boosts software supply to Indian charities - Monsters and Critics.com

Microsoft boosts software supply to Indian charitiesMonsters and Critics.com, UK -14 minutes agoA Microsoft official revealed yesterday that the Redmond-based titan will introduce its free software via India’s NASSCOM Foundation and its new technology …

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Who needs free software in a world of dwindling charity? - Daily Nation (subscription)

Who needs free software in a world of dwindling charity?Daily Nation (subscription), Kenya -Aug 24, 2007Free Software Foundation (FSF), was founded in 1983 by Mr Richard Stallman as a counter reaction to high costs of commercial software. …

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Backgammon Community Adds Blackjack to Free Multilingual Games … - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)

Backgammon Community Adds Blackjack to Free Multilingual Games …24-7PressRelease.com (press release) -6 hours agoBackgammonMasters.com networked game software is the only free software of its kind which offers all of its games in one download from one site. …

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Linux Foundation Releases Weather Forecast, with LWN.net - TheHostingNews.com (press release)

Linux Foundation Releases Weather Forecast, with LWN.netTheHostingNews.com (press release), OR -29 minutes agoLWN.net has been a primary technical news source for the Linux and free software development community since 1998. LWN's wide-ranging and in-depth coverage …

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