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34 Free Software Advocates Elected to European Parliament

Free Software Wins in European Elections

16.06.2014

Free software advocacy groups in Europe signed up 162 pro-free software candidates, 34 of whom were elected to the European Parliament.

advocacy , April , EU , European Parlia... , free software , Free Software Pact

Figure 4: Configuring an SIP account on an Android device.

Communication in the Post-PRISM World

PRISM Break: Part 1

12.08.2013

Linux users didn’t need the recent NSA eavesdropping scandal to convince them that securing communication was a good idea. For years, free software developers have been creating secure tools that offer similar functionalities to all of those popular but very leaky services with ridiculous names.

government , Security

Interviews: Anne Østergaard and Carla Schroder

ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange

27.01.2011

"Dream big, figure out what you really want to do, take charge of your own life, and go do it." -- Carla Schroder

audio , free software , government , women

Whitehouse.gov Wins OSFA Award

ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange

04.11.2010

"We believe in the benefits of open source and we think there's a partnership there."

Drupal , government

Why You Should Be Interested in Open Data

ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange

26.10.2010

Emma Jane Hogbin looks at freely available information vs. open data, and the beauty of open data remixes.

government

VA Hospitals Embracing Open Source Medical Records System

ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange

26.08.2010

"It saves lives and the government money. This is change that I can believe in."

Events , government

OSCON 2010: Delightfully diversified

ROSE Blog: Rikki's Open Source Exchange

09.07.2010

OSCON serves up a tasty variety of presenters and topics

Events , Fedora , government , OSCON , Python

What do Grace Hopper and Ubuntu's Kernel Manager have in common?

SERVICE: OPEN SOURCE IN GOVERNMENT

We look at some benefits of a more open government, including the new influx of talent on the open source scene.

government , Ubuntu

A project for bridging the digital divide

COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK: POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Project Cauã aims to bring open source resources to Latin America and around the world.

government , Programming

Why people don't use free software

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

14.10.2009

Why don't more people use free software? Maybe because it sounds too good to be true.

advocacy , free software , Linux Pro Magazine , open source , Software