Archive for February, 2008

Document Freedom Day - Metamorphosis

Document Freedom DayMetamorphosis, Macedonia -4 minutes agoThe DFD was initiated and is supported by a group of organizations and companies, including, but not limited to the Free Software Foundation Europe, …

More: continued here

Microsoft offers free software - NYU Washington Square News

Microsoft offers free softwareNYU Washington Square News, NY -57 minutes agoMicrosoft is launching a program to offer high school and college students free software downloads to help them get their business careers started, …Microsoft offers free software to studentsSU The Daily Orange (subscription)all 2 news articles

More: continued here

Sun's Schwartz Stands by Free Software in Bid to Boost Sales - Bloomberg

SYS-CON Media

Sun's Schwartz Stands by Free Software in Bid to Boost SalesBloomberg -25 minutes agoSchwartz closed the $1 billion purchase of free software maker MySQL AB yesterday and has pushed Sun to give away its Solaris and Java programs, …Sun Microsystems to acquire MySQL for $1B, says CEOInquirer.netall 47 news articles

More: continued here

Microsoft offers free software to students - SU The Daily Orange (subscription)

Microsoft offers free software to studentsSU The Daily Orange (subscription), NY -31 minutes agoThanks to Bill Gates' new program DreamSpark, college students around the world can download Microsoft's development and design software for free. …

More: continued here

A photo editing tool chest - for free - Feature - Earthtimes

A photo editing tool chest - for free - FeatureEarthtimes, UK -1 hour agoNormally, one of the downsides of finding free software is the time that it takes to ferret through a lot of programs to find a few gems. …

More: continued here

Free software isn't always junk software - Pacific Daily News

Free software isn't always junk softwarePacific Daily News, GU -8 hours agoBy Kim Komando I get hundreds of e-mail questions every week from listeners. Most are from people who have persistent computer problems. …

More: continued here

RE[2]: Comment by tyrione - OS News

RE[2]: Comment by tyrioneOS News -30 minutes agoIf anything, I think Stallman is really about the ideology of GNU and his definition of free software, and what he doesn't like is that ideological element, …

More: continued here

Comment by tyrione - Newmobilecomputing.com

Comment by tyrioneNewmobilecomputing.com -11 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, …

More: continued here

iPhone Unlocked (AGAIN!) With Paid Software Fix - Gizmodo Australia

iPhone Unlocked (AGAIN!) With Paid Software FixGizmodo Australia, Australia -21 minutes ago… my hopes are now with the people from the iPhone Dev Team finally to release what we all are waiting for: a totally free software method to unlock it. …

More: continued here

Tetris Creator Claims FOSS Destroys the Market - Slashdot

Tetris Creator Claims FOSS Destroys the MarketSlashdot -13 minutes ago… claimed that 'Free Software should have never existed,' since it 'destroys the market' by bringing down companies that create wealth and prosperity. …

More: continued here