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Tag Archives: free software
The State of Open Source
Stephen O’Grady has a great post analysing where the open source software movement is in the Startup, Growth, Maturity or Decline model. Why would commercial organizations willingly cede the fruits of their labor to a market that might include their … Continue reading
Software Freedom Day
Next Saturday (September 20th) is Software Freedom Day: Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using … Continue reading
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Free software, or just go online?
Following some of the points made on my post about Kubuntu and Linux yesterday, I’ve been wondering a bit more about free software and how it might help people make the most of their equipment. After all, software is expensive … Continue reading
