Jimmy Wales Stops Wikia Search--MS Encarta also Closed
Apr 01, 2009Two very different projects have closed this week: Microsoft's commercial Encarta, and after just 14 months, the free search engine Wikia Search.
more »The Doghouse: Creating a Business All I want to do is make money writing Free Software!
Mar 31, 2009When you write free software, it's a good idea to consider your goals. You might even want to draw up a business plan.
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Mar 31, 2009The final release of the Songbird web player hits the tightly packed music player scene. With the same extensibility common to the Mozilla family, Songbird gets ready to find its niche and ruffle some feathers.
more »(Update:) Fedora: Chronicle of a Server Break-in
Mar 31, 2009In August 2008, the Fedora team noticed irregularities on its server. Project leader Paul W. Frields has now released a detailed report of the break-in.
more »Sun Puts OpenSolaris on Multimedia Course
Mar 30, 2009The free OpenSolaris UNIX derivative from Sun has not exactly been known for its multimedia capabilities. This should soon change.
more »Free Software Projects An up-to-date look at free software and its makers
Mar 29, 2009Free software enjoys an excellent reputation in the field of 3D graphics. In addition to Blender, other projects stand out: MakeHuman creates realistic 3D humans, and Art of Illusion – with its intuitive interface – lets users enter the world of animated movies.
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Nixstaller 0.5: Installation Assistant for Linux and Co.
Mar 28, 2009Nixstaller is conceived as an installation kit for Unix systems and conducts dependency tests and supports UTF-8.
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