Stories tagged "opensource"

The purpose of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is probably obvious from its name -- but what does promoting free software mean in terms of everyday activity? Examining the roles of the organization shows how complex the FSF's advocacy role has become.

"A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. It has many different uses such as modifying system configuration files, writing programming language source code, jotting down thoughts, or even making a grocery list"

Google’s message for Busby SEO Challenge contestants, article at Busby SEO Challenge blog by IMFreakz.

With open source embraced at all levels, the real benefits of a passionate community arrive.

There is a veritable avalanche of technologies that can be used to build open source applications. Of these technologies, the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) has emerged as one of the most popular open source development and deployment platform

There is a new piece of open source software that allows you to build your own Twitter. Laconi.ca, an open microblogging tool implements the OpenMicroBlogging protocol. The system supports OpenID, uses Jabber to send update, and has an expanding API.

"Are the Foundation’s members aware of Microsoft’s proximity to Novell?"

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uebec's open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company's products rather than using free alternatives.

"Instead of the dreaded Microsoft "Works" (a misnomer; because "Works" doesn't work) pre-installed, it would be infinitely more useful if vendors pre-installed OpenOffice"