Fsf-friends August 2008

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Say No To Software Patents Campaign
by Praveen A 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi, We are meeting this saturday 10am at BMS College of Engineering in Bengaluru to discuss our plans for the stakeholders meeting in Bengaluru. Everyone is invited. http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Say_No_To_Software_Patents Regards Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop >From The Sunday Times August 10, 2008 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4472654.ec… -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com

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Fwd: Software For Kids
by Frederick Noronha [फ़र ेदरिक नोर ोनया] 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

SOFTWARE FOR KIDS: A new site focussing on what is freely available (free-beer, free-speech) for helping children learn. Specially the young ones, with a focus on India and South-Asia. Current links include * Yobler.com … educational videos * The Digital Study Hall (DSH) * ET? What's that? (An Aug 2008 conf in Bangalore) * Educational power points…. http://pppst.com/ Pete's Power Point Station. * Educational resources… from azimpremjifoundation.org * Taking sharing to the classroom (downloadable FLOSS report) * The 4000-rupee computer shows up in Goa * Why Free Software makes sense in education * Computer education for rural kids riddled with obstacles http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org 784 Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Ph +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402

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Another all time great !!!
by CK Raju, Thrissur 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

" I've been studying software projects for a while now. Not the programming, but the people -- the way they interact with each other through collaboration and communication. My investigations have always been visual: I've built applications that create pictures of what is happening within software projects. But they have always had a rigid structure to them. Organic information visualization, coined by Ben Fry, is a different approach to information visualization. It eschews traditional data confinement in space and lets the elements play together in freeform and unpredictable ways. This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or documents and transfers them into the central project repository. Both developers and files are represented as moving elements. When a developer commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that developer. Files are colored according to their purpose, such as whether they are source code or a document. If files or developers have not been active for a while, they will fade away. A histogram at the bottom keeps a reminder of what has come before." Pls see and enjoy the action movie at http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1093745 I recommend it for Free Software Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award. CK Raju

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Bruce Perens: Microsoft and Apache - What's the Angle?
by Praveen A 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

For a decade, Microsoft was open source's worst enemy, combating it at every turn. But last week Microsoft joined the Apache open source project as a platinum sponsor, promising to put $100,000 per year into a project that beats its own IIS (Internet Information Services) in the market. Microsoft also made some of their patents available for use in GPL software like Linux without a royalty. Has Redmond given up the fight? Or is this just their latest strategy? Read full story at http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3762786/Bruce+Perens:+Mic… Regards Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Free software centre likely by December
by James Mathew 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/02/stories/2008080253780400.htm -- HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!

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