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Why We Must React to ACTA | Linux Journal

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:56:51 -0700

GPL Violations homepage - The gpl-violations.org project

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:04 -0700

Why sharing matters more than marketshare to GNU/Linux

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:05:03 -0700

Digital Standards Organization

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:04:59 -0700

FoulPlay -- why free software and Apple's iPhone don't mix | DefectiveByDesign.org

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:04:59 -0700

Using a Mac is ?selling out?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:09:50 -0700

I was just reading The Big Mac Dilemma, who asks:

is using a Mac “selling out” from your OSS ideals?

and I’d like to be very unfriendly and answer unequivocally… YES.

Just like anything else non-free, it tempts you with shiny baubles and the promise of making all of your wishes come true. And just like anything else non-free, it shackles you into a sub-standard environment all the while telling you that your computer is now obviously superior. (Mail.app? Really? Oooh.. bouncing icons…)

I’ve been working on Drizzle recently, and in the not-so-terribly-long time we’ve been working together, we’re already having to deal with people from the OSX camp complaining about library dependencies. I can’t ingore them, because like Eric was saying, just about all the developers these days are running either OSX or Ubuntu. However, it seems that amongst the wonders and joys of running corporate evil from Apple, the powers that be at Apple haven’t seen fit to bless you with the gift of a set of magical tools for, oh, I don’t know Installing Packages and dealing with dependencies. Nevermind that Debian has had this for years and years and years now. Nevermind that even the slow-on-the-uptake folks at RedHat have finally started playing the game with YUM. (following CentOS’ lead… but props for learning from your community RH!) What do you get from Apple - kings of “empowering” the user and providing a wonderful user experience? You get zilch.

Nada.

Nothing.

Why? Because Steve Jobs doesn’t want you to have it. Because having an easily incrementally upgradable and extendable system does not help sell OS licenses. Because Apple does not care about you.

Because you have chosen to run a non-free OS.

And now there is nothing you can do about it

Yes, yes. I know. Fink. Darwin Ports, etc. I don’t run OSX so I can’t say empiracally, but each of these seem to have some deficiency that makes it unsuitable for a normal developer/user of OSX to use it to install libraries. I’d also like to point out that we’re not talking about odd libraries here… we’re talking about glib. Pretty stinking standard.

So go ahead, sell out. Buy a Mac. But when I want to use standard libraries to develop something and it’s hard for you to install them… I have no sympathy. You are the one who placed control of your machine in the hands of someone else.

ongoing · Mobility Blues

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:57:48 -0700

Franklin Street Statement on Freedom and Network Services :: autonomo.us

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:49:32 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:57:45 -0700

well, i suppose the iphone just asks to be unlocked isn't it ?

autonomo.us

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:46:38 -0700

jobberBase - The Open Source Job Board Software

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:46:31 -0700

a (proven) open source job board web software

autonomo.us

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:46:59 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:46:51 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:53:52 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:00:41 -0700

It's good to ponder about.

Clipperz online password manager - Freedom and privacy in the cloud: a call for action

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:49:36 -0700

Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clipperz.com%2Fusers%2Fmarco%2Fblog%2F2008%2F05%2F30%2Ffreedom_and_privacy_cloud_call_action

GPG TO GO

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:54:26 -0700

GPG-TO-GO is a portable version of GnuPG which can be used from a removable medium (floppy disk, USB drive, etc) on Windows machines without leaving a trace in the registry that encryption has taken place.

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:51:14 -0700

Home - Software Freedom Day Wiki

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:50:30 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:58:09 -0700

Free Government - Democracy in Your Hands.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:50:09 -0700

digitalfreedom.org

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:51:02 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iphone 3g

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:51:02 -0700

autonomo.us

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:12 -0700

autonomo.us is an independent group of hackers, activists, and scholars exploring the ideas of user freedom and autonomy as they relate to network communication technologies.

autonomo.us

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:51:06 -0700

autonomo.us is an independent group of hackers, activists, and scholars exploring the ideas of user freedom and autonomy as they relate to network communication technologies.

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:45:55 -0700

"The iPhone is an attack on very old and fundamental values -- the value of people having control over their

The Shaggy God - Boston Magazine

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:49:02 -0700

5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G - Free Software Foundation

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:49:38 -0700

FSF on the iPhone : just say no

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:57:37 -0700

GNU/Linux free software tools to preserve your online privacy, anonymity and security

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:47:29 -0700

Actual as never (: