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An uninformed comment on a Linux community blog has led to questions over the stability and finances of the Slackware GNU/Linux project, but its founder assures iTWire that the project is alive and kicking.
DeVeDe: the easy route to DVD creation on Linux
There was a time not so long ago when finding applications to handle media manipulation on Linux was really difficult. One could barely find a decent player for media files.
SUSE now and in the future: Hubert Mantel speaks
On September 2 this year, SUSE will mark 20 years in the Linux business. That's an eternity in an industry where 18 months is considered a lifetime.
Why we need the GPL more than ever
It's been a while since someone came along, arguing that the GNU General Public Licence isn't needed any more and clearly stating their motivation for doing so.
Kernel report: it's all good
Linux developers and management people have little in common. Yet the latter would find plenty of which to approve in the latest kernel report - it is a dream come true as far as work practices go.
Ahoy Mandriva! Are you still out there?
What exactly is happening at Mandriva, the French company that markets a well-known GNU/Linux distribution but seems unable to communicate its position to its users and the public at large?
Desktop Linux: a dose of FUD from The Economist
These days whenever I see an article bemoaning the fact that GNU/Linux has not made it to the desktop in sufficiently large numbers to make the writer in question stand up and applaud, I tend to laugh.
Sydneysider to give keynote at Wikimania
Sydneysider Mary Gardiner, a well-known figure in Australian FOSS circles, has been chosen to give the opening keynote at Wikimania, the international conference for Wikipedia-related projects, in Washington DC in July.
Three in race for post of Debian leader
After a year when there was just a single candidate, the incumbent, standing for the post, 2012 will see three developers slug it out for the post of leader of the Debian GNU/Linux Project.
How the FSF approaches licence compliance
The Free Software Foundation wants people to distribute its software. It wants people to install it on their devices and sell those devices and make money. And it wants to encourage them to do this.
Bye, bye Gmail, even snooping has its limits
Why get away from Gmail altogether? The company has always been snooping on email and feeding through advertisements based on keywords in the mail. But from March 1, the spying will become over-arching, ostensibly to provide a better customer experience.
Ubuntu for Android is all about the cash registers
Oft times, when I have raised the issue of Canonical, the parent company of the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution, focusing on making money, there have been murmurs of disapproval.
GPL use in Debian on the rise: study
A recent study by a free software advocate has found that the use of the GNU General Public Licence family in the Debian GNU/Linux Project has been growing over the last seven years.
The pluses and minuses of licensing
As the use of free and open source licences for software grows, there is an increasing amount of misinformation being spread about the conditions which such licences impose.
Code in next Debian release valued at $A17 billion
If all the code in the upcoming release of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution were to be written today, it would cost $17 billion, according to an analysis by free and open source software consultant James Bromberger.
Kubuntu funding cut just one step in Canonical's grand plan
Canonical's withdrawal of funding to the Kubuntu project apparently is not very important to the company's owner, Mark Shuttleworth
SFc director Kuhn reacts to BusyBox flame war
The executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, Bradley Kuhn, has reacted to the flame war over comments regarding a replacement for the popular BusyBox program.
BusyBox replacement project fuels animated verbal spat
The move to write a non-GPL replacement for BusyBox has sparked an animated discussion on two fronts.
First open tablet released by KDE developer
The first open tablet, running free and open source software, has been announced by senior KDE developer Aaron Seigo.
Linux Australia: preaching to the converted isn't enough
Last year, in its annual budget, Linux Australia allocated a sum of $5000 for media training. The entire amount was unspent.