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Wikileaks and the Choice Between Openness and Secrecy

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

21.12.2010

Choosing openness over secrecy seems a no-brainer -- until you apply it to a real life situation. Then, things start getting ambiguous.

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Waiting for the rapture

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

14.12.2010

Members of the FOSS community sometimes seem their own worst enemies, But sometimes you have to make a gesture of support anyway.

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FocusWriter, Wannabes and Practicing Writers

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

09.12.2010

Why does software for writers reflect the wannabes more than the practicing writers?

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Linux New Media Awards 2011: Readers Choose Your Favorite Linux Distribution

09.12.2010

Readers are asked to decide who deserves to win the 2011 Linux New Media Award for Favorite Linux Distribution.

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Ryzom MMORPG releases native GNU/Linux client

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

30.11.2010

You don't have to be a game to see Ryzom's release of a native GNU/Linux client as an important step for free software.

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Documenting and challenging community misogyny

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

19.11.2010

If you think the community is in denial over the need for civility, look at the continued denial about the problems of sexism and misongy. Things haven't got better in the last year, although at least now people are talking about what's happening.

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OpenRespect and the Problems of Endorsing Civility

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

12.11.2010

You'd think a plea for mutual respect would be received with respect -- but you'd be wrong.

floss , free software , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source , Ubuntu

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Why your desktop still matters

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

05.11.2010

Is the desktop dead? Not so far as the average user is concerned.

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Ubuntu's "risky step" of standardizing on Unity instead of GNOME

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

29.10.2010

Standardizing on the Unity desktop is risky for Ubuntu -- but the potential stakes could make the gamble worthwhile.

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The Cold War Between OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

22.10.2010

As the battle between OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice escalates, staying neutral seems the most sensible position.

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