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The Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) is happening this weekend Feb. 25-27 and is, simply, awesome! I heard about it during its infancy but never even looked into it thinking it would be ju…

We’ve talked about the concept of national Linux distributions before, and the Russians are a nation that has engaged in previous attempts to standardize on Linux. more>>

Ok, I recognize and greatly appreciate the tremendous contributions of open source software.  I really do.  I use it every day, and have done so for many years.  I’m a Linux per…

In the course of my day job I tend to get drawn into interesting niche projects because of my Linux expertise. Recall that the Mothership (that corporate entity located somewhere on the East coa…

On September 9 the news of Broadcom’s release of the code for some of its wireless Ethernet chip sets sent shockwaves throughout the Linux community. Broadcom owners, as well as distribution de…

At a recent local LUG I regularly attend, Braddock Gaskill gave a wonderful presentation on an open source 8-bit computer he had created. This was his first public debut of the device and every …

Twitter does not generally allow you to have a discussion. At least not me, who can barely say anything in less than a 1000 words, but here is a recent thread:
I’m not a fan of novel writing so…

The Great Underground Empire
(Graham’s entry for the podcast challenge)

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“Stop Roon, we’ve gone too far.”

“No we haven’t Teo, we’re right where we’re supposed to be.”

The glistening hull of the Capello stopped for the fi…

What’s more important for the success of Linux: competition between the various components and projects involved, or co-operation to present a unified front in the battle for the desktop? How do we ensure a good balance between the two? Read on for Mik…

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Ars Technica has a short article on the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum 2009 and its discussion of new rules for the computing world. Unsurprisingly, these proposed rules are quite FOSS-friendly since they are modeled on the early years of computing and the Internet, when RFCs were the norm if you wanted your tech to take off. Take a look:

1. Independence of applications
2. New applications can be added anytime that’s a core value
3. Permissionless innovation
4. Open standards
5. Accessible and globally inclusive—anyone can use it
6. User choice—I can choose what applications I use and where I go to with them
7. Ease of use—I can use it in my language, I can use it in a device I’m familiar with
8. Freedom of expression
9. The ability to change rapidly
10. Trustworthy and reliable is one we have to work on; it’s got to be a core value.

Your hardware should be unlocked and you should be able to add applications you want to use. Those applications shouldn’t lock you into an upgrade cycle and you should be able to change whenever you want.