http://free-software-blog.info Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:07:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Computer and internet briefsEarthtimes (press release), UK -45 minutes agoWashington - Where can you find the best free software on the internet? There are only a few sites that have taken the trouble to cull the best free... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/computer-and-internet-briefs-earthtimes-press-release/ eFluxMediaMicrosoft Equipt: Subscription Software More Expensive than RetaileFluxMedia -43 minutes agoWhat they don't appear to understand is that free software is on hot on Microsoft's heels, with many offerings including Google's Docs online suite which is ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/microsoft-equipt-subscription-software-more-expensive-than-retail-efluxmedia/ Stallman Attacks Gates, Microsoft, & Charity FoundationSlashdot -46 minutes agoAn anonymous reader writes "Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, has an article in the BBC in which he maintains that Gates' departure ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/stallman-attacks-gates-microsoft-charity-foundation-slashdot/ Richard you too will have a lot to answer for!ZDNet UK, UK -35 minutes agoFree software is a slow growing cancer within the industry as it is altering the way people obtain software, it is becoming more of vehicle for services and ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/richard-you-too-will-have-a-lot-to-answer-for-zdnet-uk/ BlackjackRadar Releases a New Free Enhanced Blackjack Strategy ...Emediawire (press release), WA -44 minutes agoBlackjack Radar free software products are designed to help OnlineCasino 21 blackjack players improve their black jack winning rates and skills at any of ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/blackjackradar-releases-a-new-free-enhanced-blackjack-strategy-emediawire-press-release/ Microsoft 'Equipt' to Battle Free SoftwareDaniWeb, VA -25 minutes agoMicrosoft is betting that people would rather fork over $US20 a year for the legal right to use its Office application suite than install an old or pirated ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/microsoft-equipt-to-battle-free-software-daniweb/ Product ReviewsMicrosoft Equipt vs open source and free softwareProduct Reviews, UK -43 minutes agoThe computer users of the world have been getting more interested in open source and free software for some time now and Microsoft’s new Equipt subscription ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/05/microsoft-equipt-vs-open-source-and-free-software-product-reviews/ Building the Internet BarnLawrence Journal World, KS -40 minutes ago... but, if you wanted to, you could...for free There are a number of names for this free software, but the most common one is "Open Source. ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/04/building-the-internet-barn-lawrence-journal-world/ Dispute about Europe-wide definition of open standardsCurrent IT news from heise online, UK -1 hour agoThose who advocate free software consider these conditions incompatible with the open source principle. Jan Wildeboer is an open source evangelist at Red ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/04/dispute-about-europe-wide-definition-of-open-standards-current-it-news-from-heise-online/ ZDNet UKIt's not the Gates, it's the barsZDNet UK, UK -56 minutes agoThat's what the free software movement is all about. "Free" refers to freedom: we write and publish software that users are free to share and modify. ... More: continued here http://free-software-blog.info/2008/07/04/its-not-the-gates-its-the-bars-zdnet-uk/