FSF vs. Windows 7: Round Two
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has invited 500 representatives of non-profit organizations to opt out of Windows 7.
A new letter from the FSF addressed to worldwide non-governmental organizations (NGOs) warns about the repercussions of the decision to release the new version of Windows this month: loss of freedom, privacy and security.
Instead, says the FSF, organizations should turn to free software. The foundation had started its Windows 7 Sins campaign in August 2009, as we reported at that time. The current letter to the NGOs is round two of the campaign.
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Issue 14: Raspberry Pi Handbook/Special Editions
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SCO Rises from the Swamp
Longtime litigator revives an ancient suit against IBM alleging Linux infringes on Unix copyrights.
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UberStudent Project Releases UberStudent 3.0
Specialty distro keeps the focus on advanced learning.
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openSUSE Conference Approaches
The openSUSE Conference will be held July 18-22, 2013, at the Olympic Museum in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Drupal.org Hacked
Security breached at home sites of the CMS project.
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Oracle Takes Action on Java Security
Lead Java developer vows policy changes and more attention to fixing problems.
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Google and NASA Partner in Quantum Computing Project
Vendor D-Wave scores big with a sale to NASA's Quantum Intelligence Lab.
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Mageia Project Announces Mageia 3 Linux
Many package updates and Steam integration highlight the latest from the Mandriva-based community Linux.
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FSF Outs the World Wide Web Consortium over DRM Proposal
Richard Stallman calls for the W3C to remain independent of vendor interests.
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Debian 7.0 Debuts
The new release supports nine architectures, 73 human languages, and zero non-Free components.
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Alpha Version of Fedora 19 Released
Fedora developers release the first alpha version of Fedora 19, known as Schrödinger’s Cat, for general testing. The final release is expected in July 2013.
7 sins
Yeah. My Mum really wants to share, modify, and study the software when she checks her email.