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Lindependence: A Low-Key Revolution in Software
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| Cafiero became a believer in 2006 when he was running as the Green Party
| candidate for state insurance commissioner. He was moaning about having to
| shell out hundreds of dollars to buy Photoshop to prepare his campaign
| brochures. A party official told him about GIMP, a free application that runs
| on Linux machines and would pretty much do the same thing. Now he's decided
| to spread the word.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64655.html
Quote for the day:
"Windows 98 without Internet Explorer 4 is a working operation system and
Internet Explorer 4.0 is not an vital part of Windows 98."
--Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Recent:
Go Forward The Message.
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| Lindependence 2008 was never meant to be the the end-all of it's kind.This
| didn't end in a sleepy little California town. It was simply a way to prime
| the pump and make sure the second leg of the race would be run.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/09/go-forward-message.html
When It Comes to Openness, Think Beyond the Code
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| It shouldn't stop there. There are many open source advocates and
| organizations doing incredible things in both the FOSS and "real life"
| communities, things that can be replicated (with a few modifications)
| elsewhere. These incredible efforts, like source code, grow and become solid,
| sound, and innovative when more people get involved.
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http://ostatic.com/173547-blog/when-it-comes-to-openness-think-beyond-the-code
Linux devotee tries to spread the word
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| "Where do you find a movement that doesn't have greed behind it?" says Bob
| Lewis, 68, a Lindependence foot soldier from Felton who stopped by Cafiero's
| office as we talked.
|
| And let's face it, in the cold, calculating world of technology, we could use
| a few movements that are powered by something other than money. The idea
| seems to be resonating in Felton and beyond.
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http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=20&a=363582
Felton, California Residents Eschew Proprietary Software
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| It takes a village? How about a whole city? How about 100 cities? I enjoyed
| this item from LinuxInsider about residents of Felton, California who pledged
| to go proprietary software-free for at least a week. If you've ever been to
| Felton, which has a Santa Cruz-like countercultural flavor, this pledge makes
| sense. Felton isn't alone, though. As LinuxInsider reports, similar plans are
| in place for towns in Oregon and New Mexico, and 100 towns in Italy.
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http://ostatic.com/170848-blog/felton-california-residents-eschew-proprietary-software
http://tinyurl.com/5tnrg2
Visions of a Microsoft-Free World
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| Is free software taking over the world one town at a time? Residents of
| Felton, Calif., recently pledged to go proprietary-free for at least a week.
| Plans for similar events are reportedly under way in town in Oregon and New
| Mexico, as well as 100 towns in Italy.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Visions-of-a-Microsoft-Free-World-64106.html
Event aims to bring Lindependence to one California town
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| What is going well? Starks reports there will be some national coverage,
| including a possible National Public Radio feature and partial coverage from
| Fox News. Also, there are rumblings of other towns that may wish to try the
| same kind of event. Both Starks and Cafiero have already been asked by others
| if they could replicate this event. In fact, Cafiero says, "I would like to
| consult with those who may be interested in doing a Lindependence project in
| their communities as soon as possible. It doesn't have to be your whole town,
| either -- it can be a local school, a local school system, any group that you
| think might benefit from GNU/Linux and FOSS."
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http://www.linux.com/feature/140575
One Down...Three to go.
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| The first Lindependence project set sail into the history books today, July
| 14th 2008.
|
| It went well. Extremely well.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/07/one-downthree-to-go.html
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