Doghouse: Project Cauã A project for bridging the digital divide
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more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
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more »Mozilla Foundation Lays Open its Financial Results
Nov 23, 2009The Mozilla Foundation survived 2008 fairly well despite the economic downturn, says chairman of the foundation Mitchell Baker in her blog. In it she's pretty detailed about its financial status and lays out the figures.
more »Brockmeier Issues Beginner's Guide to Vim Editor
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more »With and Not Against: Canonical Collaborates on Chrome OS
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more »Fedora Backpedals on Password Free Installation
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