In this time, many people new to free software find themselves confused because the word "free" in the term "free software" is not used the way they expect. To them free means "at no cost". An English dictionary lists almost twenty different meanings for "free". Only one of them is "at no cost". The rest refer to liberty and lack of constraint. When we speak of Free Software, we mean freedom, not price. Software that is free only in the sense that you don't need to pay to use it is hardly free at all. You may be forbidden to pass it on, and you...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Anti-Piracy Software For YouTube Launches By Google
Hot news from Google.Google has launched anti-piracy software into YouTube to help copyrighted materials owners to crack down on people that introduce pirated versions on the world’s most popular video sharing site.The tracking and identification system was developed after complaints by media companies that the videos, songs and properties owned by down were being shown openly on the Google owned YouTube. Last March, Viacom sued Google for copyright infringement and demanded USD 1 billion in damages and so did others.Now, Viacom has welcomed the...
Borland Unveils Together 2007
This news came from Borland Software.Borland Software has announced enhancements to its visual, standards-based modeling product with the release of Borland Together 2007.Borland Together 2007 is a modeling product that provides unique support for Unified Modeling Language, Business Process Modeling Notation, Entity-Relationship modeling and domain-specific languages within a single tool. With new support DSLs, Borland Together 2007 helps accelerate the delivery of high-quality enterprise applications through the creation of rich visual models...
Ready For Launching Ubuntu Desktop Version
Good news for all of Linuxer ...Canonical, the commercial distribution arm of Ubuntu Linux has said that the new version of Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition will be launched Thursday, Oct. 18.Ubuntu, founded by South African billionaire and the first African in space, mark Shuttleworth is a very popular desktop Linux distribution that delivers the best of open-source software every six months.Called as Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition, the new version includes better and advanced plug-and-play printing, enhanced browsing and the option of a...
Monday, October 15, 2007
Weight-By-Date
Weight-By-Date Will Keep You Committed to Becoming a Healthier You.If you haven't found a good solution for measuring the results of your diet and exercise, then you just haven't tried Weight-By-Date.It gives you the flexibility you need to track your specific nutritional needs and your personal fitness routine. And the progress charts, goal projections, personal rewards, and color schemes will give you plenty of ways to have fun and stay motivated. Weight-By-Date is the big boost that your willpower needs!Features: You'll have a place to keep...
Madagascar 0.9.5
New software ... new software ... new software ... the name is Madagascar ...Madagascar (formerly known as RSF) is a software package for geophysical data processing and reproducible numerical experiments. Its mission is to provide a convenient and powerful environment and a convenient technology transfer tool for researchers working with digital image and data processing. The technology developed using the Madagascar project management system is transferred in the form of recorded processing histories, which become "computational recipes" to be...
Hmm ... What is Free Software?
More information for you about what is free software ...Free Software, as used in this web site, refers to software distributed in source form which can be freely modified and redistributed, or freely modifiable and redistributable software. It does not refer to zero-cost software. This usage of the name "Free Software" was common in the Unix world and recently introduced to the general computer community. Free Software is also referred to as Freed Software, Liberated Software (software libre) or FRS (freely redistributable software). "Open...
Free software is just a matter of liberty not price.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF), established in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free software, particularly the GNU operating system, used widely in its GNU/Linux variant. The FSF maintains the Free Software Definition. You can read more about free software in our essays section and in the philosophy section of gnu.org. Here are the Free Software Foundation's current projects. GPLv3.fsf.orgThe...
Using free software to unlock your iPod's potential
While iTunes is a powerful software, it does have its limitations, mostly stemming from both Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions and the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) interest in preventing unauthorized copying of music, regardless of fair use and personal flexibility. The free software community believes that the ability to freely copy content you own between your iPod and a computer is a right, not a privilege. In this article, I’ll discuss how to fully manage the content on your iPod using completely free software....
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