TheOpenCD and Free Software resources I was reviewing the latest Linux For You and liked TheOpenCD bundled with it. The Open CD contains a compilation of high quality Open Source software for Windows. It is intended as a first introduction to the rich world of Open Source. Also included are relevant add-ons, documentation, and tutorials. I strongly recommend this CD […]
Kicking the Microsoft Office habit Neil McAllister writes on InfoWorld: Truly, the world is addicted to Microsoft Office. But beginning January 2007, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts plans to kick the habit. That’s the deadline after which all documents used by Massachusetts state government agencies must be stored in open formats, according to broad technology plans issued by the Commonwealth earlier […]
Free Software – Part 3 – Free as in free beer! A lot of software is available at no cost. Free, as in free beer, or free chai! You can download a GNU/Linux operating system from the Internet, you can download a browser, you get loads of software with the computer magazine you buy, you get a copy of something from your friend – all for […]
Free Software – Part 2 – When your car breaks down… When your car breaks down, who do you go to for repairs? Do you go to the company who made the car? Do you go to the authorized mechanics? Can you go to any car mechanic if you wanted to, and get it fixed? Do you have the freedom to open the bonnet yourself and […]
Free For All – history of Linux and free software Excerpted and adapted from the book “Free For All” by Peter Wayner. The meanings attached with the word “free” are one of the best marketing devices. Every marketer knows that for a free cookie, people will come to your far away store. Microsoft saw Netscape emerging as a competitor and they gave away Internet Explorer […]
