Stallman on handing over GNU EmacsComputerworld Australia, Australia -37 minutes agoThat is the slogan adopted in 1998 by people who reject the philosophy of the Free Software Movement. They have the right to promote their views, …
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The IT Zone guide to payroll services and software - 2008 updateAccountingWEB.co.uk, UK -13 minutes ago… product and has promised that it will review the use of the CD-ROM program in the autumn before deciding on any further free software initiatives. …
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Fedora in SpaceInternetNews.com -1 hour agoIt is kind of neat that NASA uses Free Software in its operations and it just goes to show you that sometimes you can get more than you pay for…now if …
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Non-Profit Group Attacks Software PatentsPC Magazine -52 minutes agoThe non-profit End Software Patents(ESP) project has received backing from the Free Software Foundation, the Public Patent Foundation, and the Software …Patent reform coalition aims to abolish software patentsArs TechnicaEnd Software Patents (ESP) Report: State of Software and Business …PR Newswire (press release)all 13 news articles
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Is public domain software open-source?CNET News.com, CA -1 hour ago… codify the open-source idea as it branched off the free software movement Richard Stallman founded in the 1980s, and OSI lists 68 compliant licenses. …
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A photo-editing tool chest — for freeMail & Guardian Online, South Africa -9 hours agoNormally, one of the downsides of finding free software is the time that it takes to ferret through many programs to find a few gems. …
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LumaPix® Releases Version 4.2 of FotoFusion Photo Editing SoftwareEmediawire (press release), WA -41 minutes agoLumaPix.com for a free software download. LumaPix::FotoFusion v4.2 is a free upgrade to existing LumaPix customers who purchased FotoFusion on or after …
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Free software, open-source groups skeptical of Microsoft's …CIO Australia, Australia -Feb 24, 2008Some in the open source and free software communities, however, were underwhelmed. Asked about Microsoft's move, several said the company's new …
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Sun's deals in Sweden, China, boost stake in open sourceSan Jose Mercury News, USA -11 hours agoWilliam Kreher, an analyst with Edward Jones & Co. in St. Louis, questioned the viability of a business model based on free software. …Sun Microsystems to acquire MySQL for $1B, says CEOInquirer.netSun To Skeptics: Open Source Has a 'Clear […]
Making open hardware possibleFree Software Magazine, Tortola -1 hour agoCan you just use free software concepts and apply them to hardware? First of all, it’s important to understand that software and hardware belong to separate …
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