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| Tuesday 06 January, 2009 |
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What is GNU: RMS on UnitedLinux, Free Software
Richard M. Stallman is the founder of the Free Software movement that created the basis of the GNU/Linux operating system. Since founding the project back in 1984, Stallman, known by the community as RMS, has spent his time programming and promoting free software in the hopes of eliminating the need for non-free software completely.
Open For Business features an interview with Richard Stallman.
"RMS: Free software means you control what your computer does. Non-free software means someone else controls that, and to some extent controls you. Non-free software keeps users divided and individually helpless; free software empowers the users. All these reasons apply just as well to business users as to individuals."
"For a business, there is the added advantage that support for a free program comes from a free market. Support for a proprietary program is usually a monopoly, since only the company that owns the program can change it either to fix a bug or add a feature. If you are willing to pay for support, you will usually get better support for your money when you use free software." Thanks to Timothy R. Butler.
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 Zeljko Stojakovic - Barristers and Solicitors
This week featured website. http://www.stojakovic.com.au (Zeljko Stojakovic - Barristers & Solicitors) 
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OptimumRealestate.com.au launched
A new Australian Real Estate web site is launched. The unique characteristics are that the site is independent from the other big companies, and is managed independently.
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DNetZone.Net launched
DNetZone.net is a newly launched website that has a discussion forum for newbie programmers who desperately need help. Go to the website forum, register, ask your question and expect an answer in a day or two.
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Debian is Distribution Number One
The Debian project was honored recently with the Linux New Media Award (German only). Whereas two years ago Debian was not even nominated, the jury of 35 well-known people from the Free Software community chose Debian as the winner of the category 'Linux distributions', and Debian-based Live CD Knoppix in second place.
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No Business to small
ShopFast, one of Australias leading e-tailers, has agreed to pay $35,000 compensation and implement a comprehensive software licensing compliance program under a settlement with the Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) and its members.
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Free OnLine Virus Scan Service
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| Phoronix has the detailson AMD's release of 3D drivers for ATI R600 and R700 graphicsprocessors. "Since earlier this year we have been waiting for AMD torelease documentation and/or code on the ATI R600 series concerning 3Dacceleration so that the open-source Linux drivers can begin to support thenewer ATI graphics processors. It has taken longer than expected for AMD tocomplete and release this information, but it's now available. AMD hasreleased the fundamental Linux code needed to begin fostering thedevelopment of an open-source R600 3D driver. Furthermore, this code alsoconcerns the latest R700 series of graphics processors! The microcode forthe newest GPUs has also been released." |
| AMD Releases Open-Source R600/700 3D Code (Phoronix) |
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| Those who are interested in the Openmoko phone may want to look at thislengthy look forward by founder Sean Moss-Pultz. "Nobody will doubt the value of openness for the mobile industry anymore.This seems like good news at first glance. But what openness are theytalking about? Look around and you'll find it's pretty different than what we've been talking about. Yes, the very definition of openness is changing. This troubles me because we cannot influence markets with our words - only our products. And the quality of our products is not world class yet. The bar has been seriously raised. Time is running out. We need to find a way to lead again. I don't believe playing catch up will work. Something fundamental needs to change." |
| Openmoko: looking forward to 2009 |
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| Debianhas updated xterm(arbitrarycode execution), ruby(denial of service).Red Hathas updated kernel(multiplevulnerabilities). |
| Monday's security updates |
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| Elijah Newren has posted alengthy analysisof the recently-concluded developer survey ondistributed version control systems. "It looks like there's a strongpreference in the community toward switching, and that git has a stronglead in preference among the community, followed by svn, then bzr, thenmercurial." |
| The GNOME DVCS survey |
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| The San Francisco Chronicle looks at another entry into the Linux-basedmobile phone space. Palm is expected to unveil "Nova"as a replacement forPalm OS on both phones and mobile internet devices. "Palm is poisedto make what some analysts are calling its last stand at this week'sConsumer Electronics Show, where it is expected to introduce itslong-awaited Linux-based operating system. [...] Code-named Nova, it willpower a new generation of smart phones and potentially other devices. Themove is Palm's best chance to get back into the smart phone market, whichit pioneered with its Treo handsets and later ceded to companies such asBlackBerry-maker Research in Motion and Apple with its iPhone." |
| Palm needs Nova to shine (San Francisco Chronicle) |
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