Good for open source? Matt Asay thinks so. (Via @jasonhiner on Twitter)
This link is very helpful.
A middle school teacher in Austin, Texas confiscated Linux disks from a student, because, she told him, it was not possible that Linux was free and what he was doing was illegal. Storis on blog of Helios and nixCraft.
Opensource.com frequently publishes materials on open source alternative to major commercial products. Since some of my readers may not be techies, let me note that open source software provides free and open access to its source code, so that anyone who knows how can compile and create the program. Someone can also, according to whatever…
Linux.com reports on the progress in just under a year of The Ada Initiative, which has this mission: “A world in which women are equal and welcome participants in open technology, open data, and open culture. We want women writing free software, women editing Wikipedia, women creating the Internet and women shaping the future of…
Ubuntu Productivity provides a good list of apps, short reviews, and links (HT: OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas).
I put out a couple of minor podcasts (Running Toward the Goal and Bible Pacesetter Podcast), and I’ve worked through a number of options for audio software. Recently I’ve started to use Audacity. I’m not an audio expert. What I like about this software is that it’s open source and freely available, something I want…
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