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The draft chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement on Intellectual Property insists that signatories provide legal incentives for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to privately enforce copyright protection rules. The TPP wants service providers to undertake the financial and administrative burdens of becoming copyright cops, serving a copyright maximalist agenda while disregarding the consequences for Internet freedom and innovation.

(CNN) -- It's hard to say exactly what percentage of desktop and laptop computers run Apple OS X, but it's clear that the operating system has made slow but steady gains at chipping away at that the sizable lead Microsoft established in the '90s with its Windows operating system. Some figures put the number at about 6 to 7 percent of the desktop market. But one thing's for sure: OS X has been more successful than Linux, the open source operating system that has found a home on data-center servers but is still a rarity on desktops and laptops. Linux may have seen a surge last year, but it still hasn't seen the sort of growth OS X has, nor the growth that Linux supporters have long hoped for.

Firefox 15 has been released, and includes a few updated on both desktop and Android versions, including speed and tablet optimizations.

Diaspora announced its plans to gradually open the project to the community.

This is a response to some high traffic Tech/News Magazines that tend to present Gnome like an unpopular, un-maintain and almost abandoned project. But it is also a response to some people that are pessimistic and negative about the future of Gnome. I believe that things are much different…

Nvidia has announced yesterday, August 27th, the immediate availability for download of the 304.43 version of its graphics driver for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD operating systems.

It's a good thing looks aren't that important, right? Review Microsoft offended thousands in April with a preview of its next Visual Studio, a John-Major-inspired, grey affair intended to take Microsoft’s all-encompassing IDE loser to the look of Windows 8.…

Webmin can be used to create and edit mail aliases which can be used to send mail to individuals, groups, lists or even applications. Webmin is a web based front end used for monitoring Linux servers which have no GUI.

The Yocto Project is an open source project formed with the goal of making embedded Linux development easier and more portable across architectures. This article introduces the project and provides a step-by-step walk through on how to get started.

The GNOME Project unleashed a few minutes ago, August 28th, the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Beta release of the upcoming GNOME 3.6 desktop environment.

Robert Shingledecker announced last night, August 27th, the immediate availability for download of the Tiny Core 4.6 Linux operating system.

I have confirmed with NVIDIA that the current 304.xx Linux graphics driver series is "the last release branch for some cards, including GeForce 6/7." NVIDIA has previously said that their 306 Windows graphics driver will remove support for the GeForce 6 and GeForce 7 series graphics processors. With the largely shared code-base between Windows and Linux/Solaris/BSD, it could be presumed that they would be removing the support for all platforms. NVIDIA's Hardy Doelfel confirmed to me today that it's indeed the case.

Unity3D 4.0 game engine has native Linux publishing support and with release of its first beta version, developers are already trying out their games on Linux.

Mozilla has uploaded a few minutes ago, August 27th, the Mozilla Firefox 15.0 web browser for all supported platforms, including Linux.

WattOS R5 showed me that the developers achieved their goal with their operating system. They promised to deliver an OS which would work on low-end computers, and it is very likely to be true.

We are proud to announce the release of GNU Health 1.6.3, the Free Health and Hospital Information System. This version brings major improvements in the hospital information system, both from the administrative and patient management. Here is a quick summary of the main changes ..

Robert Rosario, the developer behind the open source document management tool Mayan EDMS, has pulled the development code of the software from public repositories he says it's being pinched by folks who use it in ways not allowed by the GNU Public Licence. In a Google+ post, Rosario says he works hard to make the software, happily releases it for free but uses the GPL but reserves the right to retain property rights to the code. That's perfectly fair, he argues, given that the code is free to download and use.

They say it's a small world after all, but in the Magic Kingdom, it appears to be a FUD-filled world as well. How else to explain a recent episode of "Shake It Up" on the Disney Channel? Asked to diagnose a misbehaving PC, a stereotypically geeky character asks, "Did you use open source code to save time and the virus was hidden in it?" Much canned laughter ensued, of course -- as did widespread outrage.

The value of the open source model is unconstrained innovation, transparent credibility, and decentralized control. It's not limited to software technology; it is a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration, and it applies equally to all fields.

F-Droid is an alternative to the Android Market featuring only free and open source software, without device or user tracking.