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Freedom and Informed Choice
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| Itâs an old debate among Linux enthusiasts,
| but new to me. Not because I havenât heard
| it before, but because I havenât really
| experienced it until now. Thereâs a lot of
| talk in the Linux and free open-source
| software (FOSS) communities about freedom
| and choice. Itâs practically a mantra for
| many. Most of us non-geeky ordinary desktop
| users are simply grateful to have an
| alternative to Windows that doesnât require
| a huge investment in new hardware and
| expensive software licenses. To us ordinary
| desktop users, âfreedomâ and âchoiceâ in
| Linux and FOSS mean that we are no longer
| stuck with unsatisfactory and expensive
| Microsoft (or Apple, I suppose, as well)
| products.
|
| But my âinner geekâ apparently spent his
| vacation time mulling over a fuller meaning
| of Linux/FOSS âfreedomâ and âchoice.â When
| he returned yesterday, he arrived with a
| Debian Linux installation CD and gave me a
| stirring speech about it. Most desktop
| users donât concern themselves with things
| that they think have nothing to do with
| them. But I do, because Iâm a wonderful,
| exceptional person.
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http://robinzrants.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/freedom-and-informed-choice/
Is The Linux Brand Poisoned?
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| Of the 109 people asked, 71 did not know.
| 24 of them responded with the generic
| equivalent of "It's some sort of computer
| program". The remaining number were able
| to accurately describe Linux as an
| operating system or a server solution. Out
| of that 109 queried, 7 used Mac exclusively
| to run their businesses. I did not pre-
| choose the businesses I spoke to. They
| were chosen from a three block downtown
| area of Austin and a large business park
| located in North Austin.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2010/04/is-linux-brand-poisoned.html
Recent:
I â Free Software
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| Valentines Day is a celebration of love and
| affection between intimate companions. This
| year why not take the opportunity to show
| you care about the people and Free Software
| that show you love all year round? Here are
| our suggestions for making this February the
| fourteenth a very special day.
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http://www.fsfe.org/campaigns/valentine-2010/
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